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verb

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
Noun
Strap on the Pixie Period Heating Pad, a wearable device that soothes cramps and muscle soreness with heat of up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Jan. 2025 Too much heat could eventually become a problem, Richardson said, but rodents seem to be less limited by heat than by cold. Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
What grocery-store genius decided to place instructions for heating their pasta meal on the bottom of the container? Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025 Return mixture to saucepan and cook until heated through. Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for heat 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat
Noun
  • The company used independent carbon certification to assess the footprint of the farm, then calculated the carbon intensity of the wool to a product level value.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The play exemplified the Trailblazers’ defensive intensity all game — a collective effort that produced a 63-54 victory in the prime-time matchup of Saturday’s Trinity-Mission League Showcase at the Intuit Dome.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities did not explicitly identify who pulled the trigger but said the pair practiced firing Scott's gun before the murder.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Police said the suspect fired a gun and officers were returning fire when the suspect was shot by an officer.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • She was found shot in a home in the 9200 block of South Harper Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The family had parked on the ninth floor of the Hollywood Casino parking garage around 1 a.m. on Monday, police said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • More ducks are opting against migration due to evolution and natural selection — and there's an association with warming winters caused by climate change, Dale Gentry, director of conservation for Audubon Upper Mississippi River, told Axios.
    Nick Halter, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This sort of community solidarity is essential in a warming planet where these sorts of environmental disasters are going to become more common, especially in parts of the world that lack resources or whose governments are not interested in providing them.
    Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Frustration: Taylor Swift and her famous friends displayed every emotion.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Their stories reflect a jumble of emotions that catastrophe inevitably leaves in its wake.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The bill proposes to ban the sale or purchase of semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines.
    The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
  • He has now been charged with two counts of second-degree assault and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Metro Transit police announced Friday.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
    Robert Hart, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • From its stellar script to its exciting cast, his and Cybill’s enthusiasm for the book and their passion for filmmaking has and continues to define every part of this process.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Missoula, Montana, where he was born, bequeathed him a folksy Eagle Scout congeniality, all nasal delivery and gee-whiz enthusiasm.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025

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