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Recent Examples of roasted
Oliver Strand, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
La Tourangelle has also won with its roasted pistachio oil in 2015 and 2025, and with its roasted hazelnut oil in 2015, 2016 and 2020.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Try bar bites like Mission Street guacamole, Dungeness crab rolls, or Mary’s chicken sliders, then move on to mains like Lobster Thermidor, 14-day dry-aged Flannery Beef, and roasted butternut squash ravioli.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Aside from fish and crustaceans, diners can dig into hot and cold mezze like kayseri manti (beef dumplings with yogurt and mint) and muhammara (roasted red peppers with walnuts and pomegranate molasses).
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Indulge in this smooth milk chocolate bar that's made with hazelnut paste and roasted almonds.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
Sage has an earthy, savory flavor that pairs well with poultry, roasted vegetables, beans, soups, and stuffing.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 June 2026
Flavors unfold in deliberate waves, featuring rich caramel and butterscotch, then roasted nuts, milk chocolate, and a touch of baking spices.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Rocks must be roasted in massive kilns at temperatures exceeding 1,000°C, then subjected to heavy acid treatment.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The menu by Suliman—Sudanese by heritage but raised in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates—features snacks, toasts, and dips, plus a handful of elegantly hearty mains, like a black cod roasted in yogurt and tahini.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
As such, a lot of people were happy to watch the Super Bowl winner get roasted.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
It can be roasted, baked, or pan-fried.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026
During the January show, comics Oh, Shannon Hardy and River Butcher roasted their straight counterparts Stern, Blanc and Martin Rizo.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt roasted Democratic opponent and city council member Nithya Raman over her fire safety motion that would effectively ban backyard barbecues under certain conditions.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
There are franchise social teams locked in a creative arms race that began with the Seahawks’ 2016 cupcake video and has since escalated into a leaguewide content Hunger Games, where every team is one bad parody away from being roasted by its own fans.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Adjective
Keep a jar in the fridge and add them to tacos, breakfast sandwiches, burgers, grain bowls, salads, or just some roasted vegetables.
—Oliver Strand, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
La Tourangelle has also won with its roasted pistachio oil in 2015 and 2025, and with its roasted hazelnut oil in 2015, 2016 and 2020.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Try bar bites like Mission Street guacamole, Dungeness crab rolls, or Mary’s chicken sliders, then move on to mains like Lobster Thermidor, 14-day dry-aged Flannery Beef, and roasted butternut squash ravioli.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Aside from fish and crustaceans, diners can dig into hot and cold mezze like kayseri manti (beef dumplings with yogurt and mint) and muhammara (roasted red peppers with walnuts and pomegranate molasses).
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Indulge in this smooth milk chocolate bar that's made with hazelnut paste and roasted almonds.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
Sage has an earthy, savory flavor that pairs well with poultry, roasted vegetables, beans, soups, and stuffing.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 June 2026
Flavors unfold in deliberate waves, featuring rich caramel and butterscotch, then roasted nuts, milk chocolate, and a touch of baking spices.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
Produced at Casa Herradura in Amatitán, it is made from 100% blue Weber agave, traditionally roasted in clay ovens for 26 hours and fermented for three days with wild yeast from the estate's fruit trees.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Rocks must be roasted in massive kilns at temperatures exceeding 1,000°C, then subjected to heavy acid treatment.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The menu by Suliman—Sudanese by heritage but raised in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates—features snacks, toasts, and dips, plus a handful of elegantly hearty mains, like a black cod roasted in yogurt and tahini.
—Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
As such, a lot of people were happy to watch the Super Bowl winner get roasted.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
It can be roasted, baked, or pan-fried.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026
During the January show, comics Oh, Shannon Hardy and River Butcher roasted their straight counterparts Stern, Blanc and Martin Rizo.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt roasted Democratic opponent and city council member Nithya Raman over her fire safety motion that would effectively ban backyard barbecues under certain conditions.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
There are franchise social teams locked in a creative arms race that began with the Seahawks’ 2016 cupcake video and has since escalated into a leaguewide content Hunger Games, where every team is one bad parody away from being roasted by its own fans.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasted
Verb
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Despite the cancellations, the group has teased that new artist names are set to be released in the near future.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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In a new interview with People, Cipriano teased what viewers can expect of the Logan and Grace storyline.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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The first skeleton was of a young man, who is thought to have died in a pyroclastic surge—a rush of superheated gas and hot ash that can literally boil blood.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The Azores islands have twin volcanic engines: one is a rising fountain of superheated rock known as a mantle plume, and the other is the islands’ location atop three diverging tectonic plates, which allows hot rock to rise, decompress and melt.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For real this time Craig Stammen has joked about managing games at Nationals Park before.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Others joked about returning to the Catholic Church after a lifetime of agnosticism and atheism.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Most broiling pans are dishwasher-safe, and a matching drip tray helps keep the oven residue-free.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Above, helicopter crews were using loudspeakers to tell residents to flee as an overheated tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove threatened to explode or leak thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Next came a high-rate era used to cool an overheated business climate.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Sunday will be steamy and mostly sunny with mild winds from the south, around 5 to 15 mph.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Things are getting steamier overseas.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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“Roasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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