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
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
From baking cookies to roasting chicken, your oven gets a lot of use during the week.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Continue roasting until the sausages are deeply browned, and an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F for pork, beef, or lamb sausage or 165°F for poultry sausage.
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Joe Sevier,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 June 2026
The Nawrockis started running a coffee roasting enterprise in Rancho Bernardo in 2015.
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Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
Raw cashews tend to have slightly higher levels of both minerals, but roasting makes those minerals easier for your digestive tract to absorb.
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Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2026
French people are roasting, and most do not have the means to pay for a last-minute vacation rental to skip town.
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Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
The healthiest ways to eat chickpeas include boiling, steaming, roasting, using chickpea flour in baked goods, or making them into hummus.
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Merve Ceylan,
Health,
24 June 2026
Chile rellenos are traditionally made by roasting, filling, and frying peppers.
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Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
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Officials said that several children outside in a patio area were roasting marshmallows on a device called Flikr Fire, a tabletop fireplace kit that uses rubbing alcohol for fuel and was recalled in 2024.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
From baking cookies to roasting chicken, your oven gets a lot of use during the week.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Continue roasting until the sausages are deeply browned, and an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F for pork, beef, or lamb sausage or 165°F for poultry sausage.
—
Joe Sevier,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 June 2026
The Nawrockis started running a coffee roasting enterprise in Rancho Bernardo in 2015.
—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2026
Raw cashews tend to have slightly higher levels of both minerals, but roasting makes those minerals easier for your digestive tract to absorb.
—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
24 June 2026
French people are roasting, and most do not have the means to pay for a last-minute vacation rental to skip town.
—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
24 June 2026
The healthiest ways to eat chickpeas include boiling, steaming, roasting, using chickpea flour in baked goods, or making them into hummus.
—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
24 June 2026
Chile rellenos are traditionally made by roasting, filling, and frying peppers.
—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasting
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
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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.
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The pop singer has been teasing her return to music over the past few weeks with cryptic posts on social media featuring various images accompanied locations, dates and times.
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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, took over as chief executive of Relativity a little more than a year ago, teasing new areas of focus such as orbital data centers, philanthropic space science ventures, and national security missions.
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On Wednesday, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlined a slew of challenges facing the city this weekend, including huge Independence Day celebrations, a World Cup match and a searing heat wave.
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What began as searing pain in one of his arms was now a relentless ache in his chest.
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Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.
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Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen.
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In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
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Thursday evening, joking about his suspension last year for his comments about reactions to conservator commentator Charlie Kirk’s death.
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Sudano said his son was a good kid who was outgoing, always joking and good-hearted.
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July 4th will be far hotter than normal for many and will follow several days in a row of intense heat.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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“Roasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasting. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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