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
As the Sun heats the Earth’s surface, the warm ground transfers heat to the air above it.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Telia has a data center in Helsinki that also heats thousands of homes through its network.
—Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This process creates a new element and releases an incredible amount of energy, which heats the stellar core.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Where a traditional electric stove heats an element under your pot, an induction stove heats just the pot.
—Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Linan, who’s worked at Town Topic for 13 years, stays cool under pressure, not breaking a sweat — even on a cloudless afternoon that gently heats the tiny restaurant’s interior like an Easy-Bake Oven.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
While skillet heats, sprinkle pork chops evenly with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt and 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
These behemoths emit intense radiation that heats and depletes cold gas, the most important ingredient for star formation.
—Shreejaya Karantha, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
When the power grid needs more electricity, the system heats and expands that liquid CO2 back into a gas.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Telia has a data center in Helsinki that also heats thousands of homes through its network.
—Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This process creates a new element and releases an incredible amount of energy, which heats the stellar core.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Where a traditional electric stove heats an element under your pot, an induction stove heats just the pot.
—Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
Linan, who’s worked at Town Topic for 13 years, stays cool under pressure, not breaking a sweat — even on a cloudless afternoon that gently heats the tiny restaurant’s interior like an Easy-Bake Oven.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2025
While skillet heats, sprinkle pork chops evenly with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt and 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
These behemoths emit intense radiation that heats and depletes cold gas, the most important ingredient for star formation.
—Shreejaya Karantha, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2025
When the power grid needs more electricity, the system heats and expands that liquid CO2 back into a gas.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heats
warms
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It can also be explained from basic scientific principles and is roughly analogous to the way a dry surface, such as pavement, warms more than a moist surface, such as soil, on a hot, sunny day.—
Nadir Jeevanjee,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tropical cyclones have a greater propensity to rapidly intensify as the planet warms, studies have shown, which could imperil coastal populations that might have prepared for a tropical storm but suddenly face a menacing major hurricane.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Heats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heats. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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