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
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
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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That means Florida heats back up.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their respective roles of marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil who previously joined forces when killer sharks arrived in the Seine in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics triathlon swimming heats in the famed river.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 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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Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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My latest obsession is the Jasmine Damask Rose Candle from Flamingo Estate, which is a luxurious home must-have that keeps my space smelling wonderful and gets constant compliments from guests.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The scale of these rockstar tributes is testament to Attenborough’s seismic impact.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Programming to continue with tributes Programming will continue as scheduled, with on‑air tributes planned.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
8 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 15 May. 2026.
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