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verb

past tense of roast

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roasted
Adjective
Besides brewing coffee better than my Chemex, each vandola is a handmade work of ceramic art—an apt vessel to showcase coffees grown, roasted, and brewed with exquisite care. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026 On the side fries from a dedicated GF fryer are among the city’s best (and this is a city with great french fries), but don’t sleep on the roasted potatoes, full of savory chicken flavor. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Try pairing a smaller serving with roasted zucchini and peppers, stirring spinach into soup, or adding broccoli to pasta. — Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026 Top it with your favorite gravy or pan sauce, and eat it alongside sides like mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or mac and cheese. — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026 Traditional dishes such as callaloo soup, saltfish buljol and roasted breadfruit sing with flavour. — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026 Nutritional profiles can vary by type of carrot or sweet potato, preparation method (raw, boiled, roasted), and portion size. — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026 Dessert consists of an apple caramel empanada with Amaretto, roasted cashew cream, citrus yogurt and pecan ice cream. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 This is a fantastic new addition to the category, with notes of tropical fruit, citrus, vanilla, and roasted almond that lead every sip. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
And an almost-three-Dolphins-rookie first For his second time in as many games, Kevin Coleman roasted a defense’s back end. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026 At Rôtisserie Coco Rico, a Plateau institution open since 1970, the chicken is spit-roasted and served with GF piri-piri in a mélange of the two dominant local styles. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Newsom will be roasted by those claiming to be tough-on-crime types. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 So Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Jets owner Woody Johnson probably weren’t expecting to be roasted by Gaffigan. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 New York is getting roasted for an awkward giveaway T-shirt gaffe, made funnier by the team proudly posting the evidence on social media. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Peel both halves, then scoop out the seeds, which can be roasted just like pumpkin seeds. — Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Despite a killer teaser trailer that had audiences jumping in their seats, the Blumhouse/Atomic Monster production is getting roasted by some members of a crowd that typically skews positive. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Ascension features globally sourced coffees roasted in small batches. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasted
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Speaking with investor Ron Baron at the 33rd Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York, Musk teased more details about the project.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Fraser also teased further projects for 2027, including potential collaborations outside traditional artist features.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Most broiling pans are dishwasher-safe, and a matching drip tray helps keep the oven residue-free.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Erika Ellis described their romance as chaotic, while Morrey Eglin, who considers Rob his best friend, joked that the conversation felt like attending his funeral.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Żydowicz took the stage a few moments later and joked that none of us are immune to the threat of AI and robots coming for our jobs.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • An active fan is better than an overheated laptop, but the Raider 16 Max HX B2W's excellent speakers don't do much good when the sound gets drowned out.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the midst of the festivities, among a crowd of bookish faculty and graduate students, Annie and Wendy convinced an overheated newspaper photographer who’d been sent to cover the event to abandon his turtleneck.
    — Robert P. Baird, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The French photographer and director has been inseparable from the monogrammed suitcase for the last 13 years, lugging it from the steamy Amazon jungle to the confines of the North Pole.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • For Valentine’s Day, Jolie partnered with romance publisher 831 Stories on an Instagram series pairing steamy reads with hot showers.
    — Karin Eldor, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026

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“Roasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasted. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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