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adjective

as in roasting

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verb

past tense of roast
as in teased
to make fun of in a good-natured way playfully roasting their mother for her choice of hat

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Recent Examples of roasted
Adjective
Must-order side dishes include authentic, crisp and skinny French fries, redolent of truffle, and giant slices of roasted Brussels sprouts. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 The roasted chiles, cleaned or not, can be portioned into zip-top or vacuum seal bags and frozen for up to two years. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Beyond matcha, the café also offers drinks using red bean and black sesame, as well as teas including Sencha, genmaicha green tea and hojicha, a roasted tea. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026 After a new landlord introduced new plans for the building, the family behind the Beverly Hills institution is left searching for a new space to serve its signature garlic noodles and roasted crab. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Here, the classic espresso martini trades its traditional coffee-forward notes for the warm, roasted depth of hojicha. — Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The Seared Mary’s Chicken entree ($26) now features Brentwood corn and king oyster mushrooms, with a roasted corn chicken jus. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Inspired by falafel but deconstructed, these hearty pitas are filled with roasted cauliflower and crispy chickpeas, then topped with a spicy jalapeño yogurt sauce. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026 Meals built around grain bowls, salads, soups, roasted vegetables, or simple stir-fries can make vegetable intake feel more realistic and less overwhelming. — Jennifer Klump, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026
Verb
Local red snapper is roasted, as well, served with rice, a green curry sauce, bok choy, littleneck clams and a Thai basil salad. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Once roasted, the skins can be peeled off and the internal ribs and seeds can be easily removed. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 The internet roasted LemonLime for exploiting power dynamics in a challenging job market. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026 With Logout’s punk credentials and Margo XS’s keen ear for self-referential, post-hyperpop production, HARDBODY’s hero’s journey is sarcastically relatable, like getting roasted in the group chat for last night’s shenanigans. — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026 There are jackfruit tacos, cauliflower roasted in the semi-style of carne asada, pozole rojo loaded with mushrooms. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 July 2026 The agave pinas were roasted in brick ovens and then fermented using the distillery’s proprietary yeast before a double distillation. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 And now, after already being roasted for that blunder, USC has returned to the same piece of literature and aligned itself with another story detailing its own demise. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Black and oolong teas are not roasted, but oxidized to bring out different aromas. — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasted
  1. boiling
  2. teased
  3. superheated
  4. kidded
  5. broiling
  6. joked
  7. overheated
  8. steamy
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
Definition of boiling
Verb
  • Jeff Kent sported a mustache throughout his career even though some folks teased him.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • The Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, had teased on Saturday that an F1 announcement was coming.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of teased
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
Definition of superheated
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
Definition of kidded
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
Definition of broiling
Verb
  • On the July 8 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Cohen joked about the gap between him and Sobieski.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Not anymore, the host joked, before popping open a bottle in the rain.
    — Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of joked
Adjective
  • Those rate hikes were aimed at cooling overheated demand, giving supply a chance to catch up.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Lee's government has tried to steer household wealth away from an overheated housing sector and into financial markets, a strategy which has only partially worked.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 July 2026
Definition of overheated
Adjective
  • The first hint came from a small swarm of earthquakes on May 8, with NASA satellites spotting steamy volcanic plumes and discolored water the next day.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
  • The 49-year-old actor—who first sparked dating speculation with a flirty Super Bowl interaction back in February—packed on the PDA with Laemmel during a steamy beach day on July 26.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Definition of steamy

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