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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheating
Verb
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To facilitate even heating, let food rest for a few minutes after cooking.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Air-to-water heat pumps still take heat from outside air, but instead of heating the air in a home, it’s fed into a wet central heating system which works kind of like gas central heating.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Burning the coal from the two leases being sold in coming days would generate more than 1 billion tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide, according to a Department of Energy formula.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Swap the pineapple for Honeycrisps and add a warming dose of spices to make this retro-style cake a bit more autumnal and cozy.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Overheating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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