as in heats
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, "Want me to hot up that pie?"
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heats
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As the Sun heats the Earth’s surface, the warm ground transfers heat to the air above it.—
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
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“Hots (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hots%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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