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as in heats
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
you'll need to warm the food in the microwave
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as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
my dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart
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Recent Examples of warms
Geothermal water warms their homes and greenhouses, provides electricity, melts snow and ice, and heats the island’s outdoor pools, big and small, from underground.
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Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
As the weather warms and the first green shoots appear after the winter, many gardeners are eager to start tidying up their yard.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
This weakening warms the usually cooler central and eastern sides of the ocean, altering rainfall over the equatorial Pacific and wind patterns around the world.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
As winter warms, those cues become less reliable.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Just thinking of you, my friends, warms my heart and help to make my day.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But as the climate warms, those lakes are losing whole days of ice cover.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
September 23 – October 22 When curiosity warms the heart, sparks fly.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Healthy new growth could also emerge from a dead-looking branch after the weather warms.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Lauren Breedlove, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
As the weather warms and the first green shoots appear after the winter, many gardeners are eager to start tidying up their yard.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
This weakening warms the usually cooler central and eastern sides of the ocean, altering rainfall over the equatorial Pacific and wind patterns around the world.
—CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
As winter warms, those cues become less reliable.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Just thinking of you, my friends, warms my heart and help to make my day.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
But as the climate warms, those lakes are losing whole days of ice cover.
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
September 23 – October 22 When curiosity warms the heart, sparks fly.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
Healthy new growth could also emerge from a dead-looking branch after the weather warms.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warms
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Geothermal water warms their homes and greenhouses, provides electricity, melts snow and ice, and heats the island’s outdoor pools, big and small, from underground.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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The bright, egg-shape glow at the center of the image is the comet's coma — a vast cloud of gas and dust released as sunlight heats the comet's icy nucleus.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Ellie does a great job with Christian’s birthday cake, which pleases Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2026
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That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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These breakfast delights might move you from the cinnamon roll camp into a whole different delight for your palate.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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But the Department of Health Care Services also commissioned one additional option to increase the capacity for initial training, hiring UCSD to create ASCEND, a free and self-paced online program that satisfies the requirement.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Redlands school officials said the suspension of privileges will remain in place until a student satisfies certain conditions, such as attending a session of Saturday school or performing four hours of community service.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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