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
These tend to have smoother surfaces, provide more even heating, and are slightly lighter.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
According to LegalClarity Pennsylvania, state law poses the same discrepancy, where landlords are not required to provide AC under the same warranty of habitability that requires heating in the winter.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The article said that climate change is heating the Earth more each year.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Through this process, a bio-oil rich in hydrocarbons was extracted by heating the material in the absence of oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
This is because the microwave works by heating the moisture in a food, says Beal.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
Katy Perry and boyfriend Justin Trudeau are quite literally heating things up in the desert.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The Obama-era finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
But for cracks in a walkway or weeds pushing through gravel, boiling water handles the problem on contact with zero residue and zero cost beyond heating the water.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
According to LegalClarity Pennsylvania, state law poses the same discrepancy, where landlords are not required to provide AC under the same warranty of habitability that requires heating in the winter.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
The article said that climate change is heating the Earth more each year.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Through this process, a bio-oil rich in hydrocarbons was extracted by heating the material in the absence of oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
This is because the microwave works by heating the moisture in a food, says Beal.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
Katy Perry and boyfriend Justin Trudeau are quite literally heating things up in the desert.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The Obama-era finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
But for cracks in a walkway or weeds pushing through gravel, boiling water handles the problem on contact with zero residue and zero cost beyond heating the water.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heating
warming
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Muller tracked data centers’ electricity needs last year and found how much air pollution and additional planet-warming greenhouse gases local grids generated to supply that demand.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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April is a great time to plant many vegetables because the soil is warming and the risk of frost is almost gone.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Heating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heating. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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