as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
turn on the air conditioner—the house is roasting today!
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as in teasing
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 roasting
ABC News, 15 June 2026
Plenty of people will argue that the absolute best way to eat watermelon seeds is roasting them.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Sykes began roasting the nominees, starting with Bill Maher.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 June 2026
Over time, grease splatters from roasting, baking, and broiling can bake onto oven surfaces, creating a stubborn, sticky residue that won't come off with soap and water alone.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
El Niño isn’t causing either of those, but Leising said NOAA’s models suggest that the pattern will drive temperatures in the Pacific up even more drastically this fall, leaving parts of the ocean roasting in back-to-back heat waves.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The school also runs a cooking basics program that covers mise en place, knife skills, soup and stock production, sauce making and a wide range of cooking methods — roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
That same basics camp walks students through roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Season 12 also marks the introduction of the best Big Brother addition ever with the Zingbot, a sassy wisecracking robot who shows up for the sole purpose of roasting the contestants.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
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The S'mores Company creates fun and easy s'mores supplies -- stainless steel telescoping roasting sticks with glow-in-the-dark designs, portable soy wax campfires and cooler caddies with organizer trays that keep ingredients organized.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
Plenty of people will argue that the absolute best way to eat watermelon seeds is roasting them.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Sykes began roasting the nominees, starting with Bill Maher.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 June 2026
Over time, grease splatters from roasting, baking, and broiling can bake onto oven surfaces, creating a stubborn, sticky residue that won't come off with soap and water alone.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
El Niño isn’t causing either of those, but Leising said NOAA’s models suggest that the pattern will drive temperatures in the Pacific up even more drastically this fall, leaving parts of the ocean roasting in back-to-back heat waves.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 11 June 2026
The school also runs a cooking basics program that covers mise en place, knife skills, soup and stock production, sauce making and a wide range of cooking methods — roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
That same basics camp walks students through roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Season 12 also marks the introduction of the best Big Brother addition ever with the Zingbot, a sassy wisecracking robot who shows up for the sole purpose of roasting the contestants.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasting
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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Two children at a Redlands elementary school faced racial harassment, discrimination and teasing for months, resulting in them being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, their mother alleged in a lawsuit filed against the school district.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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As Akanji whipped in a teasing delivery from the right, Embolo headed the ball down.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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Crisping the perfect pizza crust on a baking steel, searing steaks on a grill, draining a pot of scalding pasta water, or pulling a hot potato from an oven—none of these are the time or place to play it fast and loose.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 June 2026
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In April the hearing resumed with three searing days of testimony.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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The connection to nature at Vista Celestial is truly profound, with wildlife waiting for you at the door—I'm not kidding, at one point, a capuchin monkey walked onto our patio to say hello.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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And even while kidding, Kupp couldn’t help but say out loud what many Rams followers are thinking.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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An important insider just shed light on one of the most burning questions in reality TV.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The post also included a video of Ron sitting at a dinner table joking about salmon.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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While Diana was clearly joking in her letters with Stamp, the former Princess of Wales was famously open about her mental health—which has had a trickle-down effect of her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, being open about theirs.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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An Irvine dog trainer who operated Happy K9 Academy was convicted of killing 11 dogs by keeping them in small crates in a hot van and lying to the pets’ owners about the deaths, authorities said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Oklahoma’s bats remained scorching hot, racking up 12 hits - including five more home runs - and got a quality start from freshman Nick Wesloski.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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“Roasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasting. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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