warming (up)

present participle of warm (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warming (up)
Verb
  • Thank you to the Browns-the Haslams, Andrew Berry, Chris Cooper, my coaches and the team docs/medical staff for providing me with great care.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • For the developers at Game Freak, their greatest achievement would be not providing fans with a comically large stick to beat the latest entry with.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Putin has warned that supplying these missiles to Ukraine would be a provocation.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tomahawk missiles One way the White House is turning the screws on Moscow is by mooting the possibility of supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Together, the two firms will collaborate on the project’s development by furnishing the spaces with the brand’s new collection, Oniro chief executive officer Moreno Brambilla said in a statement.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As more people are interested in furnishing their homes in sustainable ways, this trend can be a good way to do so.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Short investments in manager training can change that, equipping them with tools to normalize recovery and resilience.
    Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Charging your car like your iPhone is just a passing fad and not a technology Volvo is interested in equipping its vehicles with, the company’s CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, told Newsweek.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has amassed a powerful audience of millions by challenging the administration and educating young people on progressive politics.
    Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But the show made huge strides in not just educating the general public on what to look out for and online safety habits, but was also genuinely humanizing.
    Sumayya Tobah, Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Buyers are on their own in outfitting the interior beyond that.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And the company is outfitting these facilities with high-tech equipment such as autonomous forklifts, to the tune of $200 million.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And even beyond the storms themselves, meteorologists face additional uncertainty in drawing up a forecast.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The amendments resulted in Colorado drawing up the 8th Congressional District — a new seat granted to the state after the 2020 census — as one of the most competitive seats in the country.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Warming (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warming%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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