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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
Such flip-flopping between weather extremes could happen more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution, climate experts say.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Just keep in mind that mandevilla is sensitive to freezing temperatures and should only be planted outside when the weather warms in spring.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Buildings and pavement absorb heat that warms the air and then the water.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
In conventional design, a nuclear submarine uses a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) to generate heat by fission, which then warms water in a closed primary loop.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
From the very first computer simulations, climate models have shown that carbon dioxide released by the burning of fossil fuels warms the planet considerably.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Dim lighting bounces off of soft pink tiles and warms the dining room, the bathrooms glow ocean blue, every inch of the space colored by the sisters’ sunny dispositions and their dedication to turning even the most low-key midweek dinner into an exercise in jubilant excess.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Patrol your garden daily as the weather warms and cut out and bag all affected growth immediately.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
It can also be explained from basic scientific principles and is roughly analogous to the way a dry surface, such as pavement, warms more than a moist surface, such as soil, on a hot, sunny day.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Just keep in mind that mandevilla is sensitive to freezing temperatures and should only be planted outside when the weather warms in spring.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Buildings and pavement absorb heat that warms the air and then the water.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
In conventional design, a nuclear submarine uses a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) to generate heat by fission, which then warms water in a closed primary loop.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
From the very first computer simulations, climate models have shown that carbon dioxide released by the burning of fossil fuels warms the planet considerably.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Dim lighting bounces off of soft pink tiles and warms the dining room, the bathrooms glow ocean blue, every inch of the space colored by the sisters’ sunny dispositions and their dedication to turning even the most low-key midweek dinner into an exercise in jubilant excess.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Patrol your garden daily as the weather warms and cut out and bag all affected growth immediately.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
It can also be explained from basic scientific principles and is roughly analogous to the way a dry surface, such as pavement, warms more than a moist surface, such as soil, on a hot, sunny day.
—Nadir Jeevanjee, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warms
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This East Oak patio heater offers a powerful 50,000 BTU that heats areas up to 18 feet in diameter.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The conventional inertial fusion energy (IFE) technique compresses and heats the fuel at the same time to reach ignition.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sports events, social outings, movies, the theater, fun get-togethers, playful activities with kids – do whatever pleases you and brings you joy.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
1 Oct. 2025
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His general advice to people attempting to craft humane, precise, and literate prose has scarcely aged, and his own bracing style still informs and delights.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Having made her name with The Best Man, Scary Movie, and Ally McBeal, this new, different note satisfies Hall’s longtime dream of working with Anderson.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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