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
Outexer Far Infrared Sauna The sauna is also outfitted with a foot panel that heats independently from the rest of the unit.
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Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Pasteurization heats it to at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit to kill yeast and bacteria.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
The nonstick, pre-seasoned skillet heats quickly and evenly, and excels at frying eggs, searing meats, sautéeing vegetables, baking cornbread and cobblers, and so much more.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Heated hair rollers are the most popular option and come with a heated case or platform that heats the individual curlers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Like most comets, 3I/ATLAS does experience slight non-gravitational forces caused by outgassing — when sunlight heats the comet’s surface, jets of gas and dust can push it gently.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Its RapidHeat Technology heats water to 140 °F (60 °C) within 10 minutes to speed up stain removal and reduce drying time.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
As sunlight heats that nucleus, the ice vaporizes, releasing jets of gas and dust that form the comet's signature tail.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Pasteurization heats it to at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit to kill yeast and bacteria.
—Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
The nonstick, pre-seasoned skillet heats quickly and evenly, and excels at frying eggs, searing meats, sautéeing vegetables, baking cornbread and cobblers, and so much more.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Heated hair rollers are the most popular option and come with a heated case or platform that heats the individual curlers.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Like most comets, 3I/ATLAS does experience slight non-gravitational forces caused by outgassing — when sunlight heats the comet’s surface, jets of gas and dust can push it gently.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Its RapidHeat Technology heats water to 140 °F (60 °C) within 10 minutes to speed up stain removal and reduce drying time.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
As sunlight heats that nucleus, the ice vaporizes, releasing jets of gas and dust that form the comet's signature tail.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heats
warms
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Once the weather warms, remove the protective cover.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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The best months are usually July and August, when the water warms enough for dry-fly-fishing but the cutthroat are still hungry after the long, cold spring.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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