OVERHEAT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

overheat

verb

Definition of overheat

as in to heat

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Recent Examples of overheat Cars will quickly overheat, and power outages and rolling brownouts are possible. — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 28 June 2026 Despite using the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Xperia 1 VIII runs unevenly at the best of times, and has a propensity to overheat. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 23 June 2026 Babies and children can overheat and become dehydrated more quickly than adults because their bodies are less efficient at regulating temperature. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 June 2026 Water pump and radiator issues could also cause a car to overheat. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for overheat

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Cover the pan briefly while searing to help the meat heat through without drying out.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
While a traditional reactor can power hundreds of thousands of homes, a microreactor is typically intended to supply electricity and heat to a single facility, remote community, military base, industrial site, or data center.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of heat

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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
Use the sun’s rays to superheat the soil using the greenhouse effect.

— Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025

Definition of superheat

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That is fuel that, when burned, emits planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.

— Alexa St. John, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Extreme rainfall events like this are becoming more common as planet-warming pollution drives temperatures higher, because warmer air holds more moisture – which storms can then wring out like a water-laden sponge in heavy, localized downpours.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of warm

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