heat-treated

verb

past tense of heat-treat
as in baked

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  1. baked
  2. steamed
  3. broiled
  4. heated
Verb
  • Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.
    — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of baked
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  • There’s arguably nothing more annoying than rushing out the door to an event, only to realize your dress is wrinkled and needs to be steamed.
    — Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • Manila clams are woven into Italian cuisine, tossed in pasta or served steamed.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of steamed
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  • The final additions of cheddar, nutmeg, and red pepper round out the dish’s depth of flavor before—as with my mom’s grits cakes—they’re chilled in a casserole dish overnight before being cut into triangular slices and broiled until golden.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • Already this summer, two major heat waves have broiled Europe.
    — Beth Gardiner, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of broiled
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  • In 2023 a team using eROSITA, an x-ray telescope launched in 2019, found evidence of a plasma shell structure heated to more than eight million degrees Celsius, but the telltale glow remained elusive.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
  • The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of heated
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