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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  • Swimming pools are heated to 93 or 94 degrees so children with sickle cell disease don’t have a crisis.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
  • The build-up is already heated, with both fighters engaging in intense exchanges, setting the stage for a thrilling contest.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of heated
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  • The Sweet Tree Roll, with black rice, avocado, sweet potato, alfalfa sprouts, and toasted cayenne sauce, remains the signature for good reason.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Look for notes of vanilla, graham cracker, caramel, and toasted grain, and it was bottled at a lower 103 proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Definition of toasted
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  • The structure leans heavily on concrete, steel and glass, but it’s warmed by wood, basalt and marble finishes and by the way the house frames the surrounding terrain.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • The other examines how climate change altered the characteristics of the event that happened; for example, whether a hurricane produced more rainfall or a heat wave became hotter because the atmosphere has warmed.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 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
Definition of baked
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