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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as in tribute
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Recent Examples of toast
Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Eating avocado or almond butter on toast offers several benefits, as both are nutrient-dense, with almond butter slightly healthier than avocado per serving.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
Camila Alves McConaughey and Matthew McConaughey share a toast at the MJ&M fundraiser supporting children's education, health, and wellness, sponsored by their tequila brand, Pantalones Organic Tequila in Austin, Texas, on April 23.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Add the unpeeled garlic and toast until blackened, about 5 minutes.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Now, the iconic restaurant is celebrating with a special dinner series welcoming diners to raise a toast this summer.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Eating avocado or almond butter on toast offers several benefits, as both are nutrient-dense, with almond butter slightly healthier than avocado per serving.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
Camila Alves McConaughey and Matthew McConaughey share a toast at the MJ&M fundraiser supporting children's education, health, and wellness, sponsored by their tequila brand, Pantalones Organic Tequila in Austin, Texas, on April 23.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Add the unpeeled garlic and toast until blackened, about 5 minutes.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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The open-air concept will feature a walk-up taco stand and heated patio where foodies can sip and nosh on authentic tacos, al pastor, Colombian coffee and more, the restaurant’s website says.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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The active material, a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE), is a key polymer that physically shrinks when heated.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Whaffle’s home renovations are a tribute to his grandma, who raised him in a Red Hook, Brooklyn, apartment that was more or less stuck in the 1970s.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Drive Toward a Cure founder Deb Pollack address the audience from the stage of the Greek Theater prior to the tribute concert to Neil Diamond, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
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As the weather warms, melting snow from the mountains can lift local river levels even higher, with dangerous consequences.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Apr. 2026
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Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas hold in the mid-20s to low 30s on Night 1, warming slightly into the upper 20s and mid-30s by the following night.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Across social media and news stories, there are countless eulogies that spotlight his humility, integrity and vision.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Glaser raved, meaning it as a compliment.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hawthorne discovered this compliment at a private dinner with Melville at a hotel in Lenox.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Her determination to win the spirit's praise and to attain his immense gifts motivates her to achieve the ultimate dominant position.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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The king delivered a diplomatic master class on the trip, mixing praise for his host with subtle criticism.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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 5 May. 2026.
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