Definition of heatednext

heated

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verb

past tense of heat
as in toasted
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 heated
Adjective
DeSantis’ mid-decade redistricting effort also shrunk the number of Democratic-leaning congressional seats in the state from eight to four, setting the stage for other heated congressional battles in South Florida in November. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 Relax in the heated outdoor pool and hot tub before gathering around the fire pit for s’mores or heading to the clubhouse for a round of ping-pong. Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
The spa has 11 treatment rooms; a salt cave; experience showers that cycle through temperature, light and scent; a Finnish sauna; a hydrotherapy pool; and heated marble loungers that are dangerously easy to fall asleep on. Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Available heated second-row captain’s chairs reduce seating to seven. James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heated
Adjective
  • For the agitated activist—Mike Davis’ Late Victorian Holocausts with Equator.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, Brun appeared agitated or sweaty at council meetings.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The service Service here is warm and deeply personal rather than stiff or overly formal.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Velvet filter softens the overall contrast and wraps the scene in a warmer, vintage-like tone that makes the blues and purples feel richer.
    Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Salesforce up 12% The software company rallied as investors warmed back up to software after spending much of the first half of the year worried that AI would disrupt traditional software-as-a-service (SaaS) business models.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Boston’s best setup man, Garrett Whitlock, and recent Triple-A callup Seth Martinez both warmed in the visitors’ bullpen before the bottom of the eighth.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • But the person most excited to play catch with his father, Ron, was Twins manager Derek Shelton, who wasn’t sure his arm would be capable after throwing Buxton batting practice Monday.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Even still, the filmmaker is excited to let Edinburgh audiences begin probing this surprisingly affecting piece on loss and extraterrestrial life.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Heated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heated. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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