as in heating
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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Europe is the planet’s fastest warming continent, heating at around two to three times the global average.
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Policy may also play a role, as researchers have found the continent’s stricter air pollution regulations likely allowed more planet-heating solar radiation to reach the Earth.
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Scientists continue to study how much, if any, warming temperatures may affect El Niño's traditional impacts.
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Europe is the planet’s fastest warming continent, heating at around two to three times the global average.
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“Hotting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotting%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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