as in to heat
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
come over and toast your toes by the fire
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Recent Examples of toast
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Imagine starting with a bubbly toast at the Royal Champagne—a T+L reader favorite in Champillon, France, a tiny village less than an hour from Paris—followed by dinner in the vaulted cellar at Château de la Commaraine.
—Erina Pinar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
The final menu is still in development, but McCabe says guests can definitely expect to find a few French toast riffs and an M. Peppers take on poutine.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
Try options like toast with nut butter, yogurt with fruit, or a banana with almonds.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
At a New Year’s Eve celebration in Tehran in 1977, President Jimmy Carter, pictured here with the Shah, made a toast.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Imagine starting with a bubbly toast at the Royal Champagne—a T+L reader favorite in Champillon, France, a tiny village less than an hour from Paris—followed by dinner in the vaulted cellar at Château de la Commaraine.
—Erina Pinar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
The final menu is still in development, but McCabe says guests can definitely expect to find a few French toast riffs and an M. Peppers take on poutine.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
Try options like toast with nut butter, yogurt with fruit, or a banana with almonds.
—Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Coal is heated without oxygen to extreme temperatures, as high as over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, to produce coke.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, larger neighboring galaxies can strip away this cold gas or heat it, leading to a halt in star formation.—
Shreejaya Karantha,
Space.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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DeGroff is the father of the American cocktail renaissance and has a Scorcese-esque fascination with all things New York; Beebe’s extended tribute to the Stork Club and the cocktails therein would’ve been irresistible.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
16 Aug. 2025
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He was ordered to forfeit two diamond chains that pay tribute to friends, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Who would want a regular-old room, when there are haylofts with wood-burning stoves that once warmed the hind legs of Kind Arthur’s horse?—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Temperatures also will warm elsewhere in the U.S., including in the Pacific Northwest, and will remain warm in the northern High Plains on Wednesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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No one besides a clergy member wants to be good and, far worse, experienced at delivering eulogies.—
Todd Harmonson,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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During the eulogy, Neil boldly vowed that his son’s death wouldn’t be in vain.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Its charitable giving program Name Your Cause allows employees to recommend a charity of their choice and receive a one-time donation for that charity — compliments of The Progressive Insurance Foundation.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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And, of course, a radiant glow that prompted compliments during my stroll around Edgartown.—
Akili King,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An encomium for the adversary: Plastics are amazing.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2025
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The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE My Starting Word Today: SPINE (480 words remaining) The Hint: Enthusiastic praise.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Others have shared their praise for Poehler, who helped Plaza speak about her grief for the first time since Baena's passing.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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