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
Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Customers can expect classic breakfast including eggs, pancakes, waffles and French toast, CharlotteFive previously reported.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Gomez’s Mabel like beans on toast?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
The menu has breakfast classics like omelets, pancakes, French toast, and chicken and waffles.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This is a rare chance to see all of their children — Anna (Madeline Brewer), Cynthia (Zoey Deutch), Josh (Dylan O’Brien) and teenage Birdie (Mckenna Grace) — under one roof and toast what hopefully will be another quarter-century of happiness.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Customers can expect classic breakfast including eggs, pancakes, waffles and French toast, CharlotteFive previously reported.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Will Gomez’s Mabel like beans on toast?
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
The menu has breakfast classics like omelets, pancakes, French toast, and chicken and waffles.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Wrobleski was heated as he was corralled back to the mound.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The nonstick, pre-seasoned skillet heats quickly and evenly, and excels at frying eggs, searing meats, sautéeing vegetables, baking cornbread and cobblers, and so much more.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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See the Hutchins Center’s tribute post to Professor Morgan below.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now, in the wake of Ladd’s death, the upcoming interview standa as a heartfelt tribute to an extraordinary life and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter — two generations of women who redefined endurance, artistry and grace in Hollywood.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the minds of many – but not all – hurricane and climate experts, Melissa’s terrifying trip through the Caribbean also piled on evidence of the increasing influence of a warming ocean on an evolving hurricane landscape.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Slow-Cooker Vegetable Soup This slow cooker vegetable soup is guaranteed to warm you up on a chilly day.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In her eulogy for Chefitz, Rabbi Julie Jacobs reflected on his impact, deeply felt by many.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Set personal boundaries People are already using ChatGPT to write eulogies, wedding toasts, and bedtime stories for their children.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are slasher movies, and then there's whatever Bodies Bodies Bodies is (this is a compliment).—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most of WristbandGuy’s, by contrast, were cheeky encomiums to the pleasures of jacking off with your friends.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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What Zagajewski had in mind, perhaps, is the encomium, praise as a classical enterprise—the verb alone intimates the mode of speech at the heart of the ancient quarrel between poetry and philosophy itself, tracing back to Plato and before.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The album has received considerable praise from critics as a late contender as one of the best albums of 2025, earning Allen some of the best reviews of her career so far.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Snoop’s praise climbed even higher.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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