: 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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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Embraces are framed by pyrotechnics, heated exposition is leveled up by literally setting main characters on fire — and it’s all set to a love song by arena rock maestros Kiss.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 4 May 2024
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“Heated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heated. Accessed 7 May. 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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