heat-treating

present participle of heat-treat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat-treating
Verb
  • Chris Tanouye / Getty Images TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz was still steaming mad.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Do not waste precious prep time wiping down your baseboards, scrubbing the windows, or steaming your floors.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many times, the needs of the homeless are not just heating or cooling, but there may be medical/dental issues, food or appropriate clothing needs as well.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These include testing milk before cheesemaking or heating it to sub-pasteurization temperatures, which can inactivate the virus while maintaining the qualities valued by artisanal producers.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a double boiler over hot, but not boiling, water, combine chocolate chips, butter and corn syrup.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of gradually boiling into insanity, the film hits fever pitch hallucinations right away and quickly exhausts itself attempting to keep pace.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Heat-treating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat-treating. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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