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
Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Apple-Cinnamon Baked French Toast This make-ahead French toast is studded with tender, sweet chunks of apple, scented with cinnamon and showered with a crunchy pecan topping.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Wedding toasts are special, both for the couple and the speakers.
—Jon Posen, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Settle in for dinner or weekend brunch and raise a toast to the dishes that will satiate everyone’s appetites, from a Sous Vide Creekstone Pork Chop, to Braised Wagyu Short Ribs, to Pappardelle with Key West pink shrimp.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Serve your French toast casserole with flowers and a handwritten card for full points.
—Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 7 May 2025
Apple-Cinnamon Baked French Toast This make-ahead French toast is studded with tender, sweet chunks of apple, scented with cinnamon and showered with a crunchy pecan topping.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Wedding toasts are special, both for the couple and the speakers.
—Jon Posen, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Settle in for dinner or weekend brunch and raise a toast to the dishes that will satiate everyone’s appetites, from a Sous Vide Creekstone Pork Chop, to Braised Wagyu Short Ribs, to Pappardelle with Key West pink shrimp.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 27 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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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
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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
Verb
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Scientists believe some of these palm-sized coral babies — 1,050 of them in total — contain the special ingredients to stave off a warming ocean that has damaged 84% of the world’s reefs since 2023.—
Max Chesnes,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The institute’s former director, James Hansen, was the first scientist to sound the alarm to Congress, in 1988, about greenhouse gases that were warming Earth.—
Sharon Otterman,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Barring a truly miraculous comeback, there’s going to be plenty of time to get into the full eulogy of this team — of this core group — next week when this series is over.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Mourners would walk alongside the body and celebrate the departed's life with odes, art, eulogies, and tears.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
Noun
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But pre-premiere compliments were definitely present.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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This isn’t always intentional or malicious, in fact, these compliments are usually subtle and subconscious.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 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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Cosby is a gifted novelist whose passionate writing about the modern South has garnered him much critical praise and the admiration of President Obama.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The Pulitzer Prize winner responded with enthusiasm and praise.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
13 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 22 May. 2025.
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