: marked by anger or passion
a heated argument
heatedly
adverb
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Examples of heated in a Sentence
Their conversation quickly became heated.
a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza
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Amid the heated rivalry, several trespassers harassed folks at Drake’s Toronto home, including one incident in which a security guard was shot.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The Cold Climate Pack ($450) includes a heated windscreen and heated headlight with washer jets.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Trump also still faces several other state and federal criminal cases, and the stock’s performance could be directly impacted by his electoral fortunes in what is expected to be a heated presidential campaign.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
The heated fissure among state officials hinges on a difference of legal opinion: whether to defend the constitutionality of Idaho budget laws that revoked the ITD campus sale.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
The Cold Climate Pack ($450) includes a heated windscreen and heated headlight with washer jets.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
Trump also still faces several other state and federal criminal cases, and the stock’s performance could be directly impacted by his electoral fortunes in what is expected to be a heated presidential campaign.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
The heated fissure among state officials hinges on a difference of legal opinion: whether to defend the constitutionality of Idaho budget laws that revoked the ITD campus sale.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2024
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“Heated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heated. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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heated
adjective
heat·ed
ˈhēt-əd 
: marked by excited or angry feelings
a heated debate
heatedly
adverb
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