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Recent Examples of overheat
For example, their lithium-ion batteries can’t simply be thrown into landfills due to their propensity to overheat and catch fire.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
According to Hollywood fire officials, the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
GoPro also claims that the Mission won't overheat in most modes; only its 8K60 and 4K240 record modes are heat-limited to about 35 minutes of continuous record time.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Similar to this Banana Republic top, this vest is composed of a lightweight, breathable material that won’t cling to or overheat you.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
According to Hollywood fire officials, the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
GoPro also claims that the Mission won't overheat in most modes; only its 8K60 and 4K240 record modes are heat-limited to about 35 minutes of continuous record time.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
Similar to this Banana Republic top, this vest is composed of a lightweight, breathable material that won’t cling to or overheat you.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
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Pockets of highly pressurized water trapped just below the surface can be heated by adjacent bodies of magma.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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The decadent fudge icing is heated and poured on the warm, just-out-of-the-oven cake.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Cala’s systems, which will hit the market later this summer, are designed to superheat water in the tank when electricity is cheap, then store it until needed.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Use the sun’s rays to superheat the soil using the greenhouse effect.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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They are not intended for warming frozen pizza, toast with butter or cheese, or American-style muffins.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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There’s a horse walker, a merry-go-round-like machine to which horses are attached that leads them in a slow circle to warm them up.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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