heating

present participle of heat
as in warming
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 heating The water could then be extracted by heating the soil through various methods. Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 A lot of the solar energy goes into evaporating the moisture in the air, so in drier climates, more of the Sun’s energy can go directly into heating the air. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Then, steam fills the chambers, heating the sorbent and breaking its chemical bonds with CO2, freeing it for collection—a step called desorption. Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2026 Circulate operates by running the system blower for a preset number of minutes periodically within an hour, even if the system is not actively heating or cooling. Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026 Because the dye naturally attaches to the fabric, manufacturers can perform the process at room temperature rather than heating large volumes of water and chemicals. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Uncertainty also comes from estimates of the total amount of radioactive material heating the mantle. James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Additionally, using heated seats is much more efficient than heating the entire cabin, for drivers looking to save money on gas. Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 Fossil Fuels and French Culture The climate has been rapidly heating over the past 50 years, and taking our living environments right along with it. Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
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warming
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  • The catastrophe follows similar floods last year and underscores how a rapidly warming Himalaya — with faster glacier melt and extreme weather — is turning vital river corridors into deadly hazard zones.
    Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Many temperate and boreal regions that anchor industrial fiber production are warming faster than the global average.
    Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Heating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heating. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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