OVERHEATS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

overheats

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present tense third-person singular of overheat

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This heats the air dramatically, expanding it and exhausting the hot gas at a much higher velocity than normal.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
The plan was to combine that map with a map of the ultraviolet radiation that heats the ISM up.

— Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

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