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Recent Examples of overheat
With spring slowly approaching, Aritzia’s Sweatfleece shorts are the perfect closet addition for their midweight fleece fabric that doesn’t overheat.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
About 81,000 Babysense baby monitors are being recalled because the display unit can overheat and potentially start a fire.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 2 Mar. 2026
Remove covers during the day so plants don't overheat in the sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Overloading the dryer causes some fabrics to overheat while others are left damp.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
About 81,000 Babysense baby monitors are being recalled because the display unit can overheat and potentially start a fire.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 2 Mar. 2026
Remove covers during the day so plants don't overheat in the sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Overloading the dryer causes some fabrics to overheat while others are left damp.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overheat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
Verb
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These run on electricity, which activates a magnetic field that heats pans and food but leaves burners cool to the touch.—
Marni Jameson,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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Crafted from enameled cast iron, the dish is designed to provide steady, even heat for cooking meats and vegetables.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Growing research seems to indicate that a warming world from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas could be making El Niños stronger, but climate scientists said that’s not quite a consensus yet.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some call El Niños that pass this threshold of warming super El Niños — relatively rare occurrences that are more likely to generate wide-ranging effects.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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