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Recent Examples of overheat
The lithium-ion battery in the power bank can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
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Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The main risk is that these batteries can overheat and go into thermal runaway, a chain reaction that occurs when a lithium-ion cell enters an uncontrollable, self-heating state—resulting in extremely high temperature, smoke and, ultimately, a fire that is notoriously difficult to put out.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
First, artificially low rates from the Fed could overheat the economy — worsening inflation at a time when polls show voters remain frustrated over the cost of living.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
But the beloved species is becoming an increasingly rare sight in Phoenix, where rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect are threatening to overheat the saguaro.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The main risk is that these batteries can overheat and go into thermal runaway, a chain reaction that occurs when a lithium-ion cell enters an uncontrollable, self-heating state—resulting in extremely high temperature, smoke and, ultimately, a fire that is notoriously difficult to put out.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
First, artificially low rates from the Fed could overheat the economy — worsening inflation at a time when polls show voters remain frustrated over the cost of living.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
But the beloved species is becoming an increasingly rare sight in Phoenix, where rising temperatures and the urban heat island effect are threatening to overheat the saguaro.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
Verb
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That is particularly true if clothing is washed in cold water and the water doesn’t need to be heated.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Happily Ever After, things get heated between the two during an awkward car ride.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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
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Los Angeles — News of the killings was already spreading as the summer sun began to warm the tennis court behind Jose and Kitty Menendez’s gleaming Beverly Hills mansion on August 21,1989.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Methane has been measured escaping from crevices in the seabed at a high rate as the region warms at unprecedented rates, according to a paper published in Nature Communications.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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