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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
As the climate warms, sites once dismissed as marginal, too cool, too slow to ripen, are now among the most coveted in Italy.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
And as the climate crisis warms the water, the problem is growing.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
These fish enter a hibernation-like state when the water temperature drops below 45 degrees, lying inactively on river and lake bottoms until spring warms things again.
—Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
Experts say the findings are crucial for making plans about floods and coastal infrastructure as the planet warms.
—Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
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.
—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
Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
And as the climate crisis warms the water, the problem is growing.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
These fish enter a hibernation-like state when the water temperature drops below 45 degrees, lying inactively on river and lake bottoms until spring warms things again.
—Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
Experts say the findings are crucial for making plans about floods and coastal infrastructure as the planet warms.
—Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warms
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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
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Say yes to learning that delights your spirit.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Orange dream freeze at Your 3rd Spot A little sweet and a little sassy, the orange dream freeze satisfies a hankering for a cocktail and a dessert.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
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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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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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