How to Use anneal in a Sentence
anneal
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The annealing step expands the copper across the gap to form a conductive bridge.
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Aug. 2024
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After annealing, the links are strong covalent bonds [below].
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Aug. 2024
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Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Several sought to reduce the annealing temperature needed to form bonds—typically around 300 °C—as to minimize any risk of damage to the chips from the prolonged heating.
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IEEE Spectrum,
11 Aug. 2024
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The system will form the backbone of a long-term partnership between FAU and D-Wave, which provides both annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Over the next five years, real value will come from applying quantum principles, such as annealing and probabilistic optimization, to supply chains, finance and logistics before fault-tolerant quantum arrives.
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Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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