heat-treats

verb

present tense third-person singular of heat-treat
as in bakes

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  1. steams
  2. boils
  3. heats
Verb
  • The series left Netflix at the end of June (A Year in the Life remains available there) and currently steams on Hulu and Prime Video.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Lucien Laviscount enters the scene and steams it up as Hot Guy who fandangoes with Laila and then upends the apple cart later on.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of steams
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  • Grylls cuts off the animal’s tongue with a knife and boils it over a campfire.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Mariscos Cortez is a seafood restaurant with flavors from the coast of Mexico that will serve a small menu of ceviche, aguachiles and Jalisco-style shrimp boils.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Definition of boils
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  • Radiofrequency therapy heats the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin, improving firmness and elasticity.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Also, hydrogen combustion can still produce nitrogen oxides, or NOx, because combustion heats nitrogen and oxygen from the air to very high temperatures.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of heats
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