1
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
Some develop over the winter months then erupt into bloom as the weather warms.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Started now, your seedlings will be ready to transplant by mid-April, just as the weather warms.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Irish soda bread warms gently in the oven.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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
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
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
Started now, your seedlings will be ready to transplant by mid-April, just as the weather warms.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Irish soda bread warms gently in the oven.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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
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
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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And Winnipeg must be able to provide the asset quality that satisfies the selling team.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The result is a cycle that satisfies legal definitions of accountability while leaving unresolved questions about whether training, culture and policy are doing enough to change outcomes.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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