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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  • Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service.
    — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Europe is Earth's fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus climate service.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2026
Definition of heating
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  • Instead, the tuna was thawing in the packaging, inviting bad bacteria growth, in the reach-in cooler.
    — David J. Neal July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Eggs can be lost at each stage of the process, from thawing to fertilization and embryo development, before resulting in a successful pregnancy.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of thawing
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  • In the meantime, health officials recommend washing and cooking fresh vegetables to cut your risk of a gut-busting infection.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Add the fresh corn, okra, and diced tomatoes, cooking until the tomatoes break down into a sauce that coats the tender vegetables.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooking

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