overheats

verb

present tense third-person singular of overheat
as in heats

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  1. heats
  2. warms
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  • In those systems, surplus solar and wind power runs a heat pump that heats material packed into the well to as much as 284 F (140 C), and that heat later drives a generator.
    — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Its integrated de-icing system automatically heats the propellers when icing conditions are detected.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heats
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  • At Epic, that heat warms offices, supplies hot water to the dining halls and melts snow off the sidewalks.
    — Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And heavy downpours—which are increasing as the planet warms—are too forceful to trap the tiny air bubbles required to launch the scent into the air.
    — Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of warms
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