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Recent Examples of heat-treat
Raw milk cheeses are those made with milk that hasn’t been heat-treated, or pasteurized, to kill germs.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
These have been heat-treated to kill off pathogens.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Food served on the International Space Station is heat-treated to be shelf stable.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Most commercial pet foods are cooked or heat-treated.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Underfoot, 14 eight-millimeter-long teeth made of stainless steel that’s been heat-treated for durability dig into and grip fresh snow and ice.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
The automobile manufacturer said the front axle tie rod assemblies may have ball studs that have been heat-treated incorrectly.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The winding pack was then insulated, heat-treated, and injected with resin.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
Tamm’s other focus is heat-treating firewood to eliminate pests.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
These have been heat-treated to kill off pathogens.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Food served on the International Space Station is heat-treated to be shelf stable.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Most commercial pet foods are cooked or heat-treated.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Underfoot, 14 eight-millimeter-long teeth made of stainless steel that’s been heat-treated for durability dig into and grip fresh snow and ice.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
The automobile manufacturer said the front axle tie rod assemblies may have ball studs that have been heat-treated incorrectly.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The winding pack was then insulated, heat-treated, and injected with resin.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
Tamm’s other focus is heat-treating firewood to eliminate pests.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat-treat
Verb
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With more fans steaming, says Pitaro, ESPN will offer features that allow users to personalize their content.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Don’t forget to take advantage of the signature St. Regis butler service, which will promptly fulfill requests for packing needs, garment pressing, restaurant reservations and a cup of steaming chamomile tea to unwind after a long flight.—
Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Verb
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There is a level of excitement, sure, but it is tempered by an appreciation of the circumstances.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Director Valerie Lewis tried to temper high emotions in the room.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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And two, baking soda is an indiscriminate weed killer that poisons the soil.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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This week’s extreme heat is projected to continue baking Texas and parts of the southern and central United States on Friday and into the weekend.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Heat-treat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat-treat. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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