as in warms
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 heats
The machine then heats the emulsion stored in a 300-gallon tank and sprays it directly into the target.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
The city has its own system now that heats City Hall and more than 90 buildings downtown; several Boise State University buildings; and even the Idaho Statehouse.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
This radiation either pushes away gas, the building blocks of stars — thereby starving the galaxies and black holes themselves — or simply heats that gas and prevents it from cooling enough to collapse and birth a stellar body.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint heats, a dog wandered onto the course and ran with athletes down the straightaway.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Kim was also disqualified from the short track 1,000-meter heats last week.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
That heats the plasma, initiating fusion reactions and resulting in a change in the plasma’s magnetic field.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Instead of focusing only on elite events, some organizers now include family relays, beginner heats, and clearer judging explanations.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
As a large waterway, the Ohio is difficult to freeze because any moving water creates friction and heats the surface.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026
The city has its own system now that heats City Hall and more than 90 buildings downtown; several Boise State University buildings; and even the Idaho Statehouse.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
This radiation either pushes away gas, the building blocks of stars — thereby starving the galaxies and black holes themselves — or simply heats that gas and prevents it from cooling enough to collapse and birth a stellar body.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2026
As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint heats, a dog wandered onto the course and ran with athletes down the straightaway.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Kim was also disqualified from the short track 1,000-meter heats last week.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
That heats the plasma, initiating fusion reactions and resulting in a change in the plasma’s magnetic field.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Instead of focusing only on elite events, some organizers now include family relays, beginner heats, and clearer judging explanations.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
As a large waterway, the Ohio is difficult to freeze because any moving water creates friction and heats the surface.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heats
warms
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September 23 – October 22 When curiosity warms the heart, sparks fly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
24 Feb. 2026
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Healthy new growth could also emerge from a dead-looking branch after the weather warms.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Heats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heats. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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