as in kids
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 roasts
Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Tiny’s Milk & Cookies roasts all of its own coffee with beans sourced from around the world, including Ethiopia, Costa Rica and Brazil.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2026
Season roasts with pepper and place on prepared wire rack.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The company then freshly roasts the beans in small batches at its Grapevine cafe.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
This oven air fries, dehydrates, proofs dough, toasts and even slow cooks, has a wide temperature range that roasts up to 30% faster than conventional air fryers.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Compa Coffee roasts its own coffee.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Babe’s brines and smokes Duroc ham and roasts the pork with Italian seasoning and onions.
—Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
The shop roasts its beans onsite daily and serves up refreshing treats like smoothies, juices, ice cream, and gelato.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
The dish gets all of its flavor from a rice mixture containing onions, peppers, tomatoes, and bacon that roasts in the pan alongside the chicken.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Tiny’s Milk & Cookies roasts all of its own coffee with beans sourced from around the world, including Ethiopia, Costa Rica and Brazil.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Feb. 2026
Season roasts with pepper and place on prepared wire rack.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The company then freshly roasts the beans in small batches at its Grapevine cafe.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025
This oven air fries, dehydrates, proofs dough, toasts and even slow cooks, has a wide temperature range that roasts up to 30% faster than conventional air fryers.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Compa Coffee roasts its own coffee.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Babe’s brines and smokes Duroc ham and roasts the pork with Italian seasoning and onions.
—Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
The shop roasts its beans onsite daily and serves up refreshing treats like smoothies, juices, ice cream, and gelato.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Other roasts include aged sirloin of beef, British half roast chicken and a walnut roast, all with full trimmings.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasts
Verb
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Ziegler most recently served as senior vice president and general merchandise manager at Saks Global overseeing multiple women’s and kids categories for Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends kids ages 1-3 get 500 milligrams of calcium and 400 international units of vitamin D per day, ages 4-8 get 800 mg of calcium and 600 IU of vitamin D per day, and kids ages 9-17 get 1,300 mg of calcium and 600 IU vitamin D per day.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The trailer then shows Hagrid explaining the Wizarding World to Harry and teases some information about his deceased parents.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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The trailer teases a few of those moments, including one with Cyrus and her mom Tish Cyrus-Purcell sitting in Hannah Montana's iconic closet.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Bridges jokes that her staff are more nervous about a drop-by visit from her than from state inspectors.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Miller, 47, jokes over a late lunch.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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Seeded first in this NCAA regional and ranked second overall nationally behind 37-0 Connecticut, UCLA muscled past Minnesota 80-56 to start the festivities as Sacramento hosted a women’s tournament for the first time since 2010.—
Joe Davidson
March 27,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Hailing from Marinduque Island is the Moriones Festival, one of the oldest and most revered ecclesiastical festivities in the Philippines.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Roasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasts. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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