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overheating

verb

present participle of overheat
as in heating

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  1. heating
  2. warming
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  • This black hole would pull gas around it, dramatically heating it and pushing light and energy outward, which would keep the outer layers of hydrogen from collapsing inward.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Carbon stores industrial heat The carbon blocks and insulation used in the batteries are made by heating lower-purity carbon feedstocks, including petroleum coke and coal tar pitch, in high-temperature furnaces.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • In Europe, at least 35,000 more people died because of excess heat this past summer, driven by our quickly warming climate.
    — Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of warming
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“Overheating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheating. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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