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
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Start your morning at Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters with a cup of hot joe and a breakfast sandwich, toast, or housemade pastry.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
In the photo, Hayek can be seen holding up a drink and is seemingly giving a toast.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Already banged up a few times, Blue has the ability for RB2 value if Javonte Williams is (still) toast.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Even French toast becomes a kind of weapon.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Start your morning at Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters with a cup of hot joe and a breakfast sandwich, toast, or housemade pastry.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
In the photo, Hayek can be seen holding up a drink and is seemingly giving a toast.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Already banged up a few times, Blue has the ability for RB2 value if Javonte Williams is (still) toast.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Wipe skillet clean; add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet and heat over medium-high.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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If the flame heating the air at the base of the balloon stops, the air inside cools and the balloon begins to collapse.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Few reality shows have warmed hearts (and satisfied sweet tooths) quite like The Great British Baking Show.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, scientists attributed this to warming waters resulting in less abundance of krill.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Irwin’s daughter Bindi, then 8 years old, also paid tribute to her father with a touching eulogy.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Charles memorably delivered the passionate eulogy at Princess Diana's royal ceremonial funeral in 1997 and has openly spoken about the enduring pain of grieving her today.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Everything from your spending habits to your recent investments is up for review, compliments of savvy Mercury in Virgo.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Generic compliments sound hollow.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An encomium for the adversary: Plastics are amazing.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2025
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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
Noun
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The program aims to demonstrate the breadth and depth of their art form — with pieces spanning the classical, folkloric, contemporary and flamenco styles — and the company’s half-century of output, earning them apt praise both here and abroad.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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She’s brought in outside consultants to help the finance office fix its inefficient accounting systems, drawing praise from state officials.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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