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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
Loving Venus warms your 4th House of Home, forming an easy sextile to radical Uranus in your 2nd House of Resources, so comfort and finances can support each other.
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Your 4th House of Home warms as Venus, planet of values, shifts in, encouraging careful upgrades that make daily life feel calm and genuinely cozy.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Some of these temperature shifts could be linked to El Niño, a natural climate pattern that warms surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 13 June 2026
This downward motion compresses and warms the air in the lower atmosphere while simultaneously trapping heat rising from the Earth's surface, leading to heat waves.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 7 June 2026
The risk is not theoretical The dangers of hot, humid weather are not new to professional soccer players and tournament organizers, though the risks are getting more pronounced as the planet warms.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 4 June 2026
New furniture, fresh paint, and recent renovations can all release chemicals into the air, especially when sunlight warms them up.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026
Most scientists believe that burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases, which remain in the atmosphere, and that these gases trap additional heat, which warms the planet.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Heatwaves will continue to get more and more intense, happen more frequently and start earlier in the year as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026
Your 4th House of Home warms as Venus, planet of values, shifts in, encouraging careful upgrades that make daily life feel calm and genuinely cozy.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Some of these temperature shifts could be linked to El Niño, a natural climate pattern that warms surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 13 June 2026
This downward motion compresses and warms the air in the lower atmosphere while simultaneously trapping heat rising from the Earth's surface, leading to heat waves.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 7 June 2026
The risk is not theoretical The dangers of hot, humid weather are not new to professional soccer players and tournament organizers, though the risks are getting more pronounced as the planet warms.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 4 June 2026
New furniture, fresh paint, and recent renovations can all release chemicals into the air, especially when sunlight warms them up.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026
Most scientists believe that burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases, which remain in the atmosphere, and that these gases trap additional heat, which warms the planet.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 May 2026
Heatwaves will continue to get more and more intense, happen more frequently and start earlier in the year as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warms
Verb
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This spa inflates within minutes and heats quickly as well.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Storms may fade Friday morning, then redevelop later in the afternoon if skies clear and the air heats back up.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2026
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For something more substantial, Ramsey’s pleases both vegetarians and meat eaters with options such as BBQ brisket sandwich with homemade onion straws or Zucchini Noodle Thai Bowl.—
Sarah Miller,
Midwest Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s nothing that’s mechanized, that isn’t human-driven, which delights me.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Current production satisfies less than one percent of global demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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That setup no longer satisfies the authority’s emissions requirements.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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