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Hong Kong — On a sweltering summer afternoon in Hong Kong, Yeung Fong-yan’s flat felt like an oven.
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Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun’s warmth and vehicles and air conditioners release more heat into the air.
—Ian Smith, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
As such, the dirty kitchen typically includes additional appliances like an oven and cooktop, as well as a sink, dishwasher, and maybe a fridge; countertop appliances that would clutter a main kitchen can also be found here.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
The Dutch oven helps create a high and even level of heat within a smaller environment, almost like an oven within an oven.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The unit includes a vegetable roasting rack and is designed to work like an oven with the lid closed.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
End of carousel Nilton Santos stadium felt to many like an oven.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven.
—William Gallus, CBS News, 26 June 2023
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Jared Formanek, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun’s warmth and vehicles and air conditioners release more heat into the air.
—Ian Smith, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
As such, the dirty kitchen typically includes additional appliances like an oven and cooktop, as well as a sink, dishwasher, and maybe a fridge; countertop appliances that would clutter a main kitchen can also be found here.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
The Dutch oven helps create a high and even level of heat within a smaller environment, almost like an oven within an oven.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The unit includes a vegetable roasting rack and is designed to work like an oven with the lid closed.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2025
End of carousel Nilton Santos stadium felt to many like an oven.
—Marina Dias, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven.
—William Gallus, CBS News, 26 June 2023
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“Like an oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20an%20oven. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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