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
Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The location at San Pedro Square closed a year ago and has since been replaced by Toastique, a gourmet toast and smoothie restaurant.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Spoon over toast and finish with avocado and a little olive oil.
—Siya Bhambwani, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Heinz baked beans on toast and black treacle porridge biscuits.
—Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Pairing carbs with healthy fat or fiber, like adding avocado to toast or nuts to fruit, slows the sugar hit.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The location at San Pedro Square closed a year ago and has since been replaced by Toastique, a gourmet toast and smoothie restaurant.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Spoon over toast and finish with avocado and a little olive oil.
—Siya Bhambwani, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2026
Heinz baked beans on toast and black treacle porridge biscuits.
—Literary Hub, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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These run on electricity, which activates a magnetic field that heats pans and food but leaves burners cool to the touch.—
Marni Jameson,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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Crafted from enameled cast iron, the dish is designed to provide steady, even heat for cooking meats and vegetables.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Even the credit logo animation is a tribute to the Glen Echo carousel.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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In the post after his tribute to Nicola, Brooklyn posted flowers with a note from Nicola’s parents, billionaires Nelson and Claudia Peltz.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Growing research seems to indicate that a warming world from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas could be making El Niños stronger, but climate scientists said that’s not quite a consensus yet.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Some call El Niños that pass this threshold of warming super El Niños — relatively rare occurrences that are more likely to generate wide-ranging effects.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders delivered an emotional eulogy at Ponder’s funeral.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the eulogy, O’Reilly promised that their families would keep his memory ever present.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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These are the types of compliments that sustain a bid for contribution, especially this deep into the spring.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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A day later, O’Hoppe responded to that compliment by thanking his coaches for giving him more freedom.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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In Italy, academics like Ettore Romagnoli organized an authoritarian spectacle to celebrate two millennia of Horace, the priest Vittorio Genovesi wrote encomiums to Italian imperial ambitions in Rome’s Mare Nostrum, and the Latinist Luigi Illuminati who penned an epic dedicated to Il Duce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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In this encomium to mindfulness, Wallace tells a tale of two fish swimming along, oblivious of the fact of water, the medium of their own existence.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Colfer earned praise and a Golden Globe award for his sensitive portrayal of Kurt's journey, which included several timely bullying storylines.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sanoja said hearing that praise from Suarez, a two-time All-Star, was a confidence booster for him.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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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 15 Apr. 2026.
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