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
Since heat on induction stovetops need the right cookware to begin heating, the top is safe to the touch when turned on and without the pot or pan on the burner.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
In a simple demonstration, a Bluetooth connection worked normally at low temperatures but was cut off after heating.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Pasteurization kills germs by heating the milk, commonly to at least 161 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 15 seconds.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Start by heating the rice, then build your bowl.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Power a car with a gallon of gas, and some of that energy is squandered heating the engine block rather than spinning the wheels.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
By heating the finished beer to above 160 degrees to kill harmful bacteria, a germ-free beer could be produced that did not require constant refrigeration for lengthy shipment or storage.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 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
Katy Perry and boyfriend Justin Trudeau are quite literally heating things up in the desert.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
In a simple demonstration, a Bluetooth connection worked normally at low temperatures but was cut off after heating.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
Pasteurization kills germs by heating the milk, commonly to at least 161 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 15 seconds.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Start by heating the rice, then build your bowl.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Power a car with a gallon of gas, and some of that energy is squandered heating the engine block rather than spinning the wheels.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
By heating the finished beer to above 160 degrees to kill harmful bacteria, a germ-free beer could be produced that did not require constant refrigeration for lengthy shipment or storage.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 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
Katy Perry and boyfriend Justin Trudeau are quite literally heating things up in the desert.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heating
warming
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The program, known as MARINER — Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources — consisted of projects ranging from developing heat-resistant kelp strains that can withstand warming oceans to studies on seaweed genomes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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But until now, researchers weren’t sure what effect all those plastic particles were having on an already warming climate.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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“Heating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heating. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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