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warming (up)

verb

present participle of warm (up)
as in providing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warming (up)
  1. providing
  2. supplying
  3. furnishing
  4. equipping
  5. educating
  6. outfitting
  7. drawing up
Verb
  • Security’s role now includes providing the authority and information that let the right person decide in minutes, not hours.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That copying, by providing a way to reproduce and evolve, could have then kicked off the beginning of life.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • Industrial heat gets second life The company already has an operating waste heat-to-power project supplying electricity to the University of Dayton.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The farm is also supplying its honey to the restaurant; accumulated at a small scale, the kitchen planned its use strategically.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • The 18,798-square-foot building would house the home furnishing retailer as well as a dining area with capacity for approximately 124 guests.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Ashley is designing and furnishing a reading room for Buckner's students to enjoy.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of furnishing
Verb
  • Sectors that are building/equipping/powering data centers (construction, manufacturing, utilities) were stronger.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The secretary and the Chief of Naval Operations, the Navy's top admiral, are responsible for training and equipping the Navy.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of equipping
Verb
  • The early 2000s brought a strong focus on educating communities about the harms of secondhand smoke and successful policies to restrict smoking in public places.
    — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
  • McCarthy started training camp by educating players on the history of the steel industry and explaining how the best Steelers teams are a reflection of the city’s identity.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of educating
Verb
  • On Monday, Boggi Milano will be revealed as the club’s new official formalwear partner, outfitting both its men’s and women’s first teams, as well as its technical staff and management.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Construction on the ship will continue at the shipyard’s outfitting pier before the vessel ventures out for sea trials.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of outfitting
Verb
  • This impetus did not begin with the war on terror; generations of American leaders and scholars have sought to increase presidential power, drawing up mechanisms that could sideline civil liberties and intertwine military and police activities.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • According to a 2024 planning board presentation, TeraWulf’s project manager said the full buildout would bring employment to between 35 and 40 people at a facility drawing up to 500 megawatts.
    — Petala Ironcloud, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawing up
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“Warming (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warming%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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