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
  • Thompson will be joined by singer-songwriter Gary Clark, providing the music, with original lyrics by both her and Clark.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For Abdul-Kafi, making barbecue means providing first-time experiences to people who have traditionally been unable to eat it.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • The players supplying most of the public product this month are often the ones with the smallest contracts and the least protection against what losing their opportunity will mean.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bruce Power has been producing cobalt-60 since 1986, supplying isotopes used to sterilize approximately 30 per cent of the world’s single-use medical devices.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • The idea came in part from conversations with his billionaire clients, who wanted the personalization of a custom home without having to coordinate every architect, designer, contractor, and furnishing themselves.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Suspects Andy Garcia, 28, and Abigail Islas, 26, were booked into jail for six felonies and misdemeanors, including furnishing marijuana to a minor, possession of marijuana for sale and conspiracy to commit a crime.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of furnishing
Verb
  • For some, these new measures promise to weed out AI use in the classroom, whether by discouraging students from relying on LLMs or equipping professors with a foolproof method of identifying its use.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Solomon therefore expressed skepticism about equipping thousands of DHS field agents, across the country, with even more advanced surveillance tools.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipping
Verb
  • The Property Masters Guild aims to highlight and elevate the craft of the Property Master by raising awareness, fostering collaboration among craft artisans, educating its members and inspiring future generations of Property Masters.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nuss says a lot of the city's work right now is educating people about the potential risks.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of educating
Verb
  • The partnership represents Left On Friday’s largest investment in the sport to date, outfitting every athlete, plus event staff and volunteers.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The yard will need specialized infrastructure for submarine assembly, outfitting, testing and commissioning.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of outfitting
Verb
  • Congress also has the right to impeach the president, with the House drawing up articles of impeachment and the Senate holding the trial on those articles.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of drawing up
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