reheating

verb

present participle of reheat
as in superheating

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Recent Examples of reheating The restaurant was reportedly using a steam table and a rice cooker for reheating macaroni and cheese, beans, collard greens and other foods, despite the equipment not being designed to reheat food. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reheating
  1. heating
  2. thawing
  3. cooking
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  • That strategy denies Ukrainian civilians heating and running water, among other things.
    — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike today’s experimental machines, commercial reactors are expected to require plasma-heating equipment capable of sustained operation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • Where permafrost is rich in ground ice, thawing can fundamentally change its ability to support infrastructure.
    — Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Aside from thawing their relationship, the meeting could also serve as a way for the two to talk out their differences in AI safety and development, as their views have increasingly diverged.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of thawing
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  • Some guy uploaded a video of his family’s recipe and gave me my mother’s cooking back.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Be sure to add sausage to chicken et al halfway through cooking to prevent them getting dried out.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooking

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“Reheating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reheating. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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