IRRADIATED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

irradiated

verb

past tense of irradiate

as in illumined

to supply with light the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas

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to throw or give off irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field

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Recent Examples of irradiated Except for patients with low-grade disease that’s unlikely to turn deadly, the whole gland gets removed, or irradiated. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 These are all less immediately life-threatening when irradiated, but carry a long-term cancer risk. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 First fuel removal The samples were irradiated using the Fission Accelerated Steady-state Testing (FAST) method. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026 The sterile flies are irradiated and released en masse, designed to blanket a region experiencing an outbreak. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026 Vector control districts serving Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties have irradiated males and released them in recent years. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Dirty Electrons For six years, Bouquet and Kéraval studied two sets of sealed, irradiated soil samples — one of normal soil, and one that was supplemented with glucose. — Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026 Most of the food comes ready to eat, having been rehydrated, thermostabilized using heat to destroy harmful microorganisms and enzymes, or irradiated to kill bacteria. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 Boyd notes that the power in the beam matters but so does the material that is irradiated. — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026

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Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of illumined

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The 48-year-old lawyer radiated in a mint green top and sparkly jewelry while showing off her new haircut.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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Winding paths, illuminated murals and art installations add to the landscaping.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
The curved bar, constructed from cast-glass beams covered in silver leaf, takes on an intergalactic glow when illuminated at night.

— Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

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The 3-foot motion activated lighted Rocker Skeleton animatronic pairs with last year’s The Party Skeleton, designed by Lowe’s employee Amanual Coleman of Charlotte.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
What Snyder and his peers have built has lit a fire that’s drawing in a growing fandom.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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The president fielded questions from reporters for nearly 20 minutes after casting his own 2026 votes at the offices of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Saturday afternoon.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
Tarantino revealed the most personally meaningful piece of casting in a film filled with great performances — including supporting turns by multiple actors (Austin Butler, Mikey Madison, Sydney Sweeney) who have blown up in the seven years since.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026

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For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

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