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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheats
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In Grill mode, a bottom heating element heats the nonstick grill grate while the top coil and fan circulate the air.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025 -
WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Your carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas will be fine through a light frost, and may keep growing if the weather warms.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Overheats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheats. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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