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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Since heat on induction stovetops need the right cookware to begin heating, the top is safe to the touch when turned on and without the pot or pan on the burner.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026 -
In a simple demonstration, a Bluetooth connection worked normally at low temperatures but was cut off after heating.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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The program, known as MARINER — Macroalgae Research Inspiring Novel Energy Resources — consisted of projects ranging from developing heat-resistant kelp strains that can withstand warming oceans to studies on seaweed genomes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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But until now, researchers weren’t sure what effect all those plastic particles were having on an already warming climate.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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“Hotting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotting%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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