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Recent Examples of overheated
Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The women, both in their 80s, became overheated and were unable to get out of the hot tub.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
The women in the tub had become overheated and were unresponsive to their friends.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Her overheated laptop was whirring and burning on her stomach.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
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Adjective
Their extreme speeds suggest they were launched by powerful, violent events, but no single theory has been able to explain both their breakneck velocities and their puffed-up, overheated appearances — perhaps until now.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The women, both in their 80s, became overheated and were unable to get out of the hot tub.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2025
The women in the tub had become overheated and were unresponsive to their friends.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Her overheated laptop was whirring and burning on her stomach.
—Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheated
Adjective
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Guests can enjoy amenities such as a heated pool, hot tub, sauna, rotating art exhibitions, and landscaped courtyards with firepits and hammocks.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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While what kind of crust a Key Lime pie should have is often up for discussion, there’s no debate as heated as what should top the tangy pie.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement In the late 2000s, as the climate warmed further, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loosened restrictions on well drilling and started another dam building spree.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ec3 has already warmed sidewalks in snowy Sapporo, Japan, thanks to its thermal conductivity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Almonds are a versatile and nutritious food that can be eaten raw or toasted.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sitting in a hot tub in Las Vegas with a crew of friends and family, the pair raised glasses of Dom Pérignon and toasted accomplishing the rarest of feats — making the rare dance crossover hit.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Craft your own pumpkin, blown by professionals out of hot molten glass.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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The sugary aroma wafts down Main Street, where artisans continue the century-old tradition of pouring, paddling, and slicing molten fudge into glossy, irresistible bricks.—
Christine Chitnis,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today’s rich variety of igneous rocks forms thanks to complex processes, including remelting, adsorption, and exchange of chemical elements, happening in Earth’s crust and driven by plate tectonics.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In its own storied past, Earth experienced prolonged eruptions of lava in single regions, known as large igneous provinces (LIPs), that lasted for hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To be sure, the label — which made a name for itself with its ‘90s aesthetic of unfussy silhouettes heavy on sizzling embellishments and tie-dye — resonates more abroad than in the domestic market.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mun-ju doesn’t plan to fall for San-ho so quickly after her husband’s death, but the heightened emotion of life-or-death situations spur a sizzling chemistry and deep connection that cannot be ignored.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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