microwaved

verb

past tense of microwave
as in heated

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  1. heated
  2. toasted
  3. warmed
  4. baked
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  • Material spiraling toward a black hole can be heated to millions of degrees before crossing the event horizon, while neutron stars, supernova remnants and the enormous reservoirs of hot gas filling galaxy clusters also emit strongly in X-rays.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The spa has 11 treatment rooms; a salt cave; experience showers that cycle through temperature, light and scent; a Finnish sauna; a hydrotherapy pool; and heated marble loungers that are dangerously easy to fall asleep on.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of heated
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  • Los Angeles, sweltering thanks to an unusual August humidity, got even hotter on Wednesday as Variety toasted the best and brightest young talent in show business.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Don't miss the zucchini huckleberry bread, sliced, toasted, and served with a cream berry dipping sauce.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of toasted
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  • Boston’s best setup man, Garrett Whitlock, and recent Triple-A callup Seth Martinez both warmed in the visitors’ bullpen before the bottom of the eighth.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Canada has warmed faster than the global average in recent decades, while the amount of land burned by wildfires has increased substantially.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of warmed
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  • Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.
    — Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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