overheat

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Recent Examples of overheat Summer is the time for road trips, camping, and beach days — but for many of our furry friends, the sun and high temperatures can lead to overheating (signaled by your dog excessively panting and lying prone). Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 18 June 2025 Both blazes were traced to overheating of the planes’ lithium-ion batteries that power the electrical system. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 June 2025 Between the 2 pounds of silicone rubber fastened to his head and a 30-pound bodysuit, the Irish actor was constantly overheating while playing his ambitious Gotham City gangster. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025 Yet interestingly, the average analyst price target is about half of the current market price, indicating that even the experts believe things might be getting somewhat overheated. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for overheat
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Verb
  • If that exchange wasn’t heated enough, in the second case—which concerned whether gasoline companies, not just automakers, have standing to challenge California’s auto-emissions standards—Jackson all but accused the majority of being in the pocket of big business.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
  • Flip and cook 2-3 minutes longer until top of tortilla is browned and quesadilla is heated through.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Scientists suspect that magnetic reconnection superheats the coronal plasma, and small-scale phenomena such as the jetlets or related phenomena called nano flares might play a role.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Verb
  • The World Meteorological Organization said in an outlook there is an 80% chance that at least one year between 2025 and 2029 will be warmer than 2024 as the planet continues to warm.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Hot, hotter, hottest: How much will climate change warm your county?
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 June 2025

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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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