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
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Also as part of Golden Week, Women’s Wear Daily toasts red carpet fashion while honoring Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson, Hailey Bieber, Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Giorgio Armani (with George Clooney accepting on behalf of the late designer).
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 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
The couple toasts to their happy relationship.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
Also as part of Golden Week, Women’s Wear Daily toasts red carpet fashion while honoring Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson, Hailey Bieber, Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Giorgio Armani (with George Clooney accepting on behalf of the late designer).
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 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 machine then heats the emulsion stored in a 300-gallon tank and sprays it directly into the target.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
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The city has its own system now that heats City Hall and more than 90 buildings downtown; several Boise State University buildings; and even the Idaho Statehouse.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lawmakers from across the South, including members of Congress, would give eulogies in his honor.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Attendees surrounded a casket as speakers delivered eulogies — including actors portraying former President Abraham Lincoln and former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Just prepare for the compliments to roll in.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Bruno Mars’ heroes are drowning in compliments.—
Brittany Spanos,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The tributes were meaningful and a reminder of the talent the franchise has accumulated.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Following news of his death, the actor’s Lizzie McGuire co-stars and other Hollywood peers remembered his legacy in heartfelt tributes.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 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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