as in to heat
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
come over and toast your toes by the fire
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Recent Examples of toast
Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
For those who think eggs, frittatas, quiche or French toast shouldn’t be confined to early morning hours — and can be enhanced by a mimosa — brunch is also for you.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
This initial toast is just one of the ways the new property stays rooted in Hungary and its beguiling capital city, while bringing something fresh to a hotel scene known mostly for its stately grand dames.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Very complex palate of toast, blueberries, black licorice, pencil led and forest floor.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Menu items include cinnamon swirl French toast, coffeecake, baked oatmeal, veggie lover omelets and more.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025
For those who think eggs, frittatas, quiche or French toast shouldn’t be confined to early morning hours — and can be enhanced by a mimosa — brunch is also for you.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
This initial toast is just one of the ways the new property stays rooted in Hungary and its beguiling capital city, while bringing something fresh to a hotel scene known mostly for its stately grand dames.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Very complex palate of toast, blueberries, black licorice, pencil led and forest floor.
—Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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By the time my coffee is ready, my mug is heated, and my cup of Joe stays warmer longer.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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Stir frequently until the beans are heated through.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Walking arm in arm with Donatella Versace as the brand’s sole guest, Chance paid tribute to a lineage of Black artistry that transcends genre, generation, and geography.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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Since his mom's death, West has paid tribute to her in various ways and named two albums after her: 2021's Donda and 2022's Donda 2.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The heat warms surrounding waters, shrinks glaciers and sea ice and creates more hazardous conditions for people.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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To be honest, this movie is a bit too treacly for my taste, but the four main actresses’ enduring friendship warms my millennial heart.—
Lizzie Logan,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Re presided over Francis’s funeral in St. Peter’s Square and is expected to deliver the eulogy.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
26 Apr. 2025
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Meredith revealed her pregnancy while delivering her husband’s eulogy last September.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That's quite a compliment from the King of Horror, a man not known to keep mum if an adaptation of one of his works is not to his liking.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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On a recent sunny morning in New York, the actress was in the heart of Times Square, fielding polite compliments on the street during a photoshoot.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
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According to a detailed and well-sourced Washington Post exposé, the plot was directed from the highest levels of Indian intelligence, with the apparent blessing of officials close to Modi himself—all while Modi basked in Biden’s lavish encomium.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Other rival evaluators heaped similar praise on the 19-year-old Lombard, the Yankees’ top prospect who has had a hot start at High-A Hudson Valley and could be in the major-league starting infield by next season.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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While the band’s members did not directly reference the Trump administration’s efforts to defund the organizations, RFE/RL president and CEO Stephen Capus was more direct in his praise for the song and the group’s efforts to help shine a light on the services’ vital work.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Buckley’s magazine, National Review, the flagship of the movement, published regular panegyrics to anti-communist generalissimos, heaping adoration on the likes of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo, Portugal’s Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, and Spain’s Francisco Franco.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2024
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For example, Kenneth Khachigian, chief speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, wrote a panegyric about her for The Wall Street Journal, which went so far as to compare her to the Gipper.—
Robert Robb,
CNN,
31 Oct. 2022
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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