as in heats
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 toasts
Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026
The bagel setting toasts the sliced inside of your bagel without burning the outside.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Law Roach and Gayle King are a colorful duo as Tory Burch toasts Emma Grede and the Debut of her book, Start with Yourself on April 14 in New York.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Netflix Sunset Tower The streamer toasts its Oscar nominees, including the teams behind Frankenstein, Train Dreams and KPop Demon Hunters, at the Saturday celebration.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
As the night ends in the graveyard, the family toasts Ángel with mezcal.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Today, Olde Colony toasts the benne seeds in industrial ovens before folding them into the dough.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
Later still, Mubi and Plan B Entertainment’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma—directed by Jane Schoenbrun and starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson—toasts its premiere with Up Provence until the early hours of the morning.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 13 May 2026
The bagel setting toasts the sliced inside of your bagel without burning the outside.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Law Roach and Gayle King are a colorful duo as Tory Burch toasts Emma Grede and the Debut of her book, Start with Yourself on April 14 in New York.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Netflix Sunset Tower The streamer toasts its Oscar nominees, including the teams behind Frankenstein, Train Dreams and KPop Demon Hunters, at the Saturday celebration.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
As the night ends in the graveyard, the family toasts Ángel with mezcal.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Today, Olde Colony toasts the benne seeds in industrial ovens before folding them into the dough.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toasts
Verb
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The baking process heats foods more slowly and ensures that they’re cooked all the way through.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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The world's oldest continuously operating commercial steam system heats the city's more than 100 downtown buildings.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Noun
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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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Among the thousands who attended the service Friday were former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, all of whom delivered eulogies.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Over the last year and a half, McConnell has softened the blow with stray compliments to Trump.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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The Calvin Klein Relaxed Denim Pull-on Jeans give off an effortlessly cool vibe—be prepared to receive many compliments.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
Noun
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In the days leading up to the Los Angeles event, IndieWire is showcasing their work with new interviews and tributes from their peers.—
Michelle Nader,
IndieWire,
30 May 2026
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After the news of Canty's murder, her friends and family shared tributes in her honor, celebrating her impact on Atlanta's nightlife.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 May 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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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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“Toasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toasts. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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