warming (up)

present participle of warm (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warming (up)
Verb
  • Once your baby arrives, preventive steps include ensuring a healthy skin barrier to prevent easy access for triggers to enter the body and providing effective allergy care to reduce the risk of asthma developing.
    Dr. Daniel DiGiacomo, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Maintaining proper moisture and providing well-draining soil are essential to avoiding these diseases.
    Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • The base is used to store fuel reserves supplying the Russian military, according to the statement posted on Telegram.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • But there have been questions about their ties in recent years, with North Korea prioritizing cooperation with Russia by supplying troops and weapons to support its war against Ukraine.
    Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • According to a 2025 American Home Shield survey, the first year of homeownership can cost $86,698 when factoring in down payment, furnishing, renovations and tools purchased.
    Kathy Collins, Fortune, 6 June 2026
  • After nearly eight decades of furnishing homes in the Charlotte region, a local retail fixture is preparing to dim its lights for the last time.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Angstman sees his job as critical to equipping students with critical thinking about future policy and climate issues.
    Andrea Steffes-Tuttle, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
  • Read Alliance directly contributes by equipping high schoolers with foundational teaching skills and professional development, creating a pipeline of future teachers from within their own communities, and addressing critical staffing needs.
    Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Haefner believes the university will still be educating them.
    Alan Gionet, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • As the World Cup tourists arrive, the national seashore is educating them about how to stay safe at local beaches.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • To give the watch an Americana feel, Zenith dialed in on, well, the dial, outfitting it with a smooth white lacquer and blue subdials.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
  • Make the most of your patio wall by outfitting it with both functional and decorative touches.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • The winning play was prefaced by Raptors assistant Amar Batra drawing up a play for Baron, whom Edina had been guarding with a short-stick defender.
    Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026
  • Some medical clinics advertise microdosing Zepbound by drawing up less than the full amount in the single-use vial, but this has not been studied, and there is a risk of contaminating the vial by using it more than once.
    Jody Dushay, STAT, 29 May 2026
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“Warming (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warming%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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