warm to

verb

warmed to; warming to; warms to
1
: to begin to feel affection for (someone)
She quickly warmed to her guests.
2
: to begin to be interested in or excited about (something)
It took them a while to warm to the idea.

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Breckenridge On a social media post, Breck posted that Wednesday night's snow helped boost its overall snow total, but that overnight temps have been too warm to run snowmaking at full power. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Talarico was a favorite of Hollywood donors, who warmed to the possibility of flipping the seat as the year went on and his polling improved. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 Even Denmark, which was previously reticent about regional collaboration, warmed to collective defense efforts. — Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 By nature of a long and often Wonder Bread history for the halftime show, which took ages to warm to hip-hop, a Jay special presents the game with one of its raunchiest catalogues of hits to pull from. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warm to

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“Warm to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20to. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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