superheating

verb

present participle of superheat
as in heating

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  1. heating
  2. warming
  3. reheating
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  • Because the dye naturally attaches to the fabric, manufacturers can perform the process at room temperature rather than heating large volumes of water and chemicals.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Uncertainty also comes from estimates of the total amount of radioactive material heating the mantle.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • Highs in the mid-90s are expected in the Spokane area, though smoke might block out enough warming sunlight to prevent temperatures from getting quite as hotas forecast.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, warming more than twice as fast as the global average, according to Copernicus, the European Union's Earth observation and climate monitoring group.
    — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of warming
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  • The restaurant was reportedly using a steam table and a rice cooker for reheating macaroni and cheese, beans, collard greens and other foods, despite the equipment not being designed to reheat food.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of reheating
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“Superheating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheating. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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