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adjective

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as in molten

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as in flowing

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verb

variants also liquified
past tense of liquefy
as in melted
to go from a solid to a liquid state the steel liquefied in the intense heat of the forge

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Recent Examples of liquefied
Verb
Using an immersion blender, blend the fruit until liquefied and the skins have broken down. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 And that’s only counting crude oil, not liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, or other cargoes that rely on the strait. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Once that’s done, the gas will be conveyed to the Damietta processing facility on Egypt’s northern shore, where it will be liquefied for transport by ship to Europe. — Menelaos Hadjicostis, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2026 The gas is then compressed and liquefied ready for transport in special railcars to Wyoming. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar retain heavy exposure to the waterway, while alternative pipelines cannot absorb all the crude and liquefied natural gas that would be stranded in a prolonged closure. — Lee Ying Shan,sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2026 While at the park, he’s caught in a police sweep and counterprotest that turns violent; one protester’s eye is liquefied. — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The war has trapped hundreds of vessels in the region and caused one of the largest disruptions to global crude and liquefied natural gas supplies in recent years. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026 The flip from losses to gains occurred despite US gas being insulated in the short run from overseas gas supply shocks, because US liquefied natural gas export terminals are already operating near maximum capacity. — Julian Hast, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquefied
  1. molten
  2. flowing
  3. melted
  4. unfrozen
  5. fluid
  6. thawed
  7. runny
  8. fluent
Adjective
  • Kim’s laboratory previously discovered that molten bismuth can act like a chemical sponge, cleanly capturing rare-earth elements out of liquid salts.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Since the gas will also escape from molten rock, this provides a measure of when the rock solidified.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of molten
Adjective
  • Sepideh Moafi Sepideh Moafi turned to Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika for her attire, sporting a dusty gold gown with a bevy of shimmering embellishments all over the bodice and semi-sheer flowing skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.
    — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Place the remaining ¼ cup (45 g) chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl and heat at 50% power in 10-second increments, stirring well with a rubber spatula after each, until melted, about 30 seconds total.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • It was completely melted at this point, the plastic tubing slick with condensation.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of melted
Adjective
  • Two other yachts were quietly unfrozen and released back to their owners.
    — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Many bird species remain in Colorado year-round, and access to unfrozen water can mean the difference between survival and perishing during harsh cold snaps.
    — Special to The Denver Post, Denver Post, 12 May 2026
Definition of unfrozen
Adjective
  • Artificial is no exception, with Blur frontman Damon Albarn’s energized electronic score and songs working in concert with Marco Costa’s fluid editing.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dyson built the CameraJet around 16 million lines of code and a model trained on 470,000 dental images, bolting a camera, pump, fluid system and software onto a device people have historically cleaned with nylon bristles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fluid
Verb
  • Salty water that isn’t frozen conducts electricity much better than ice-rich frozen ground, so the differences that show up can reveal areas where the ground has thawed.
    — Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of thawed
Adjective
  • Symptoms can include fever, cough, runny nose, red or watery eyes and a rash.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond common cold symptoms like a cough, sore throat and runny nose, people sick with COVID-19 often have body aches, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing, headache, fatigue, fever and loss of taste and/or smell.
    — Ann Sheehan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of runny
Adjective
  • That means creating graduates who are AI-fluent while also possessing the judgment and character necessary to apply technology wisely.
    — Irma Becerra, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Research suggests that these tools can help learners build language skills, but there isn’t evidence that strictly using these apps is enough to become fluent in another language.
    — Antonio Perez-Nunez, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fluent

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“Liquefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquefied. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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