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Recent Examples of overheated
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Officers there developed techniques like arm immersion — lowering soldiers’ arms into cold water during training breaks to reduce body temperature — and ice sheeting, where frozen bed sheets are wrapped around overheated troops to bring down body heat quickly.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Not on the same scale, but some of the more overheated meme-like stocks have been punctured without much apparent disruption to the large-cap core of the market.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
One of the most common was broken or outdated HVAC systems, often an expensive upgrade; freezing or overheated classrooms can be especially hard on students who can’t regulate their body temperatures, such as children with Down syndrome.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
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But investors are increasingly wary of a crash — whether from a dark corner of private credit, the overheated AI bubble, or some other unanticipated source.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Officers there developed techniques like arm immersion — lowering soldiers’ arms into cold water during training breaks to reduce body temperature — and ice sheeting, where frozen bed sheets are wrapped around overheated troops to bring down body heat quickly.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Not on the same scale, but some of the more overheated meme-like stocks have been punctured without much apparent disruption to the large-cap core of the market.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
One of the most common was broken or outdated HVAC systems, often an expensive upgrade; freezing or overheated classrooms can be especially hard on students who can’t regulate their body temperatures, such as children with Down syndrome.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheated
Adjective
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Huitzilin exited his vehicle holding up his own camera phone alongside his wife, and the two groups got into a heated exchange, according to video played in court.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Paramount and Netflix were locked in a months-long heated bidding war over WBD, which had fallen into financial disrepair.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mulching is typically done in late spring once the soil has warmed and after frost begins in the fall to blanket the soil against the cold.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are warmed through and just starting to break down, 6 to 8 minutes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To further enhance the flavor and juiciness of reheated prime rib, consider adding beef broth or leftover pan gravy when reheating.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
26 Dec. 2025
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For now, we’re left to dine on reheated leftovers.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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A touch of flaky salt and toasted coconut to finish is essential, as are a long stint in the fridge, which helps it gel.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Though the fillings were evenly cooked, the bread toasted too lightly.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Taken together, these insights helped scientists arrive at the current prevailing theory that a Mars-size object smashed into Earth, ejecting a blob of molten material from our planet that became the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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For high-temperature liquids like molten salts, a custom densitometer utilizes the Archimedes principle to measure density.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Within the samples was anorthosite, a type of igneous rock.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Please take my answer for granite (igneous granite).—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There's nothing like waking up to the smell of a stack of pancakes and sizzling bacon wafting from the kitchen on a Saturday morning.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Just as Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another reverberate America’s heartache, the sizzling American plays that Dyer’s chosen to oversee artistically foreshadow in different ways the cause of the country’s recent cardiac arrest.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheated. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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