1
as in intensity
depth of feeling
informed the doctor, with considerable heat, that she had been kept waiting for three hours
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2
as in gun
slang
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
a private detective packing heat
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3
as in police
slang
a body of officers of the law
he thought he was so slick, but the heat was onto him in no time
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as in to warm
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
heat water for tea heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in
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Recent Examples of heat
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Rare earth magnets, which can withstand high heat, are vital to many products, including washing machines, cars and fighter jets.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Its test canister does not contain nuclear waste, but is heated to mimic containers that do, allowing for easier inspections of how the canister holds up without the worries of radiation.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Rare earth magnets, which can withstand high heat, are vital to many products including washing machines, cars and fighter jets.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Rare earth magnets, which can withstand high heat, are vital to many products, including washing machines, cars and fighter jets.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
As the Sun heats the Earth’s surface, the warm ground transfers heat to the air above it.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Its test canister does not contain nuclear waste, but is heated to mimic containers that do, allowing for easier inspections of how the canister holds up without the worries of radiation.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat
Noun
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The goal is to allow the fire to meet the holding features at the lowest possible fire intensity.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Its presence in the night sky on Saturday may make any auroras harder to see, but that does depends on their intensity.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But unlike in past deadly episodes of gun violence, the leaders were silent on calling for any gun control measures.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The university initially stated on social media that a suspect was in custody, but Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, told the New York Times and Deseret News that police determined the person who was taken into custody was not the shooter.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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More than 3,000 people were estimated to be at the event, according to the university's police chief, Jeff Long.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Few reality shows have warmed hearts (and satisfied sweet tooths) quite like The Great British Baking Show.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, scientists attributed this to warming waters resulting in less abundance of krill.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is nothing left now but rhythm and exhaustion and raw emotion and stardust bursting out of you.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The show’s palette trends toward bottle-green woods, gauzy golden light, dusky midnight-blue nighttime scenes, and grimly gray interiors, and within those tableaus, Task’s male characters are gorgeously aggrieved, emotion pouring off of them like coffee from a Wawa urn.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lanez was convicted in 2022 of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm and sentenced in August 2023 to 10 years in prison.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new rule and the announcement that USCIS officers can carry firearms are the most recent steps to transform the agency into a different entity, away from one founded to adjudicate benefit applications and provide services to the public.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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With Ida Engvoll as Rebecka, a Stockholm lawyer back in her small hometown after the death of a friend, and Eva Melander as Mella, chief inspector of the local constabulary, who appropriates her semi-formally to the force.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2023
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But those with long memories are tempering enthusiasm with prudence, remembering how the dot-com bubble led to unsustainable valuations and a painful crash.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This reveals how enthusiasm without integration discipline wastes time and capital.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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