as in warming
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
heat water for tea heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in
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Recent Examples of heating
Start by heating the rice, then build your bowl.
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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Just avoid using high heat or heating the chicken too quickly—this will only dry it out further.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Power a car with a gallon of gas, and some of that energy is squandered heating the engine block rather than spinning the wheels.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
By heating the finished beer to above 160 degrees to kill harmful bacteria, a germ-free beer could be produced that did not require constant refrigeration for lengthy shipment or storage.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
According to LegalClarity Pennsylvania, state law poses the same discrepancy, where landlords are not required to provide AC under the same warranty of habitability that requires heating in the winter.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Through this process, a bio-oil rich in hydrocarbons was extracted by heating the material in the absence of oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Katy Perry and boyfriend Justin Trudeau are quite literally heating things up in the desert.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The Obama-era finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Just avoid using high heat or heating the chicken too quickly—this will only dry it out further.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Power a car with a gallon of gas, and some of that energy is squandered heating the engine block rather than spinning the wheels.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
By heating the finished beer to above 160 degrees to kill harmful bacteria, a germ-free beer could be produced that did not require constant refrigeration for lengthy shipment or storage.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
According to LegalClarity Pennsylvania, state law poses the same discrepancy, where landlords are not required to provide AC under the same warranty of habitability that requires heating in the winter.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Through this process, a bio-oil rich in hydrocarbons was extracted by heating the material in the absence of oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Katy Perry and boyfriend Justin Trudeau are quite literally heating things up in the desert.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The Obama-era finding is the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heating
warming
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While his hedge fund invested in fossil fuels, Steyer spent millions to protect a California law aimed at curbing planet-warming emissions.—
Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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This healthful dinner recipe is a soul-warming Indian dish.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Heating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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