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
And the details don’t get overlooked, with all suites featuring Dyson hair dryers, heated bathroom floors, Lavazza coffee and Palais des Thés teabags. Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Karyn was first diagnosed in 2019, and tried everything from heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy to sound baths. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
When heated inside a reactor, these atoms fuse together to release enormous amounts of energy. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Eco effort This being Denmark, sustainability is considered in everything that Villa Copenhagen does, up to and including the roof-top pool which is heated by waste energy. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heated
Adjective
  • Sometimes, Brun appeared agitated or sweaty at council meetings.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Clancy became agitated, but never fully woke up once given the Narcan, which is typically used to treat heroin or fentanyl overdoes, Constanzo noted.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Mercury in your 2nd House of Resources sextiles Venus in your 4th House of Home, helping budgets, values, and household needs find a warmer tone.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Think white linens, ocean-blue velour bed frames, warm woods, gauzy curtains, and full-force air-conditioning to beat that New York humidity.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Canada has warmed faster than the global average in recent decades, while the amount of land burned by wildfires has increased substantially.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • One player Nakase is excited to work with is someone her team was prepared to face on Friday night – Dallas star guard Paige Bueckers.
    Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This will also be its first year since 2024, when Latino Fest returned after a five-year break to excited crowds.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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