1
as in agitated
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza
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2
as in warmed
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
early settlers put heated bricks under the blankets to keep warm
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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
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Video footage does not include the moments leading up to the heated encounter.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
In at least 11 Southern states, the majority of homes are heated by electricity, raising the possibility of dangerously cold conditions during an outage.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The Canadiens-Nordiques rivalry was one of the most heated in NHL history.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Video footage does not include the moments leading up to the heated encounter.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
During the reunion, it got heated between you and Heather Gay.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
In at least 11 Southern states, the majority of homes are heated by electricity, raising the possibility of dangerously cold conditions during an outage.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heated
Adjective
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They easily could have been mistaken for agitated sports fans, and their actions were small and diffuse enough that they could be quickly dispersed.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Stewart conjures Lidia’s complex inner life with agitated images and a bold editing scheme that flashes back and ahead.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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In practice, that meant something similar to his past records—fragments of human voices breaking through collages of tape loops and glitchy errata, warmed by colorful sequences of alien synth work.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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Cook, basting with sauce, just until warmed and cooked through, 3–4 minutes.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bowe is excited for the 2026 Winter Games — particularly the return to fans in the stands, as they were still barred from attending in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Strassler is particularly excited about the study of radioactive thorium-229 decay, which could reveal variations in the fundamental constants.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
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Writing a novel is a solitary experience but not writing one is even more so, without the occasional call from an editor or marketing person to keep me warm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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An hour in McIntyre’s company is a warm, convivial whirlwind of enthusiasm, jokes and anecdotes.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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