as in heating
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
come over and toast your toes by the fire
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Recent Examples of toasting
Try brushing it over bread before toasting or using it for sautéing or roasting vegetables.
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Brandi Jones, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Additional photos showed the couple toasting their engagement on a sandy beach with glasses in their hands.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Other than toasting the baguette slices, the preparation for this 30-minute app is pretty effortless.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The graduation ceremony and the reception afterward are cute and heartwarming for the grown-ups, bittersweet and mortifying for the kids, who skive off to smoke some of Ed’s high-test weed and have a little Texas Forever moment, toasting their enduring friendships.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Vanity Fair’s Vanities Party Vanity Fair will host its Vanities party at the Chateau Marmont—our annual event toasting young Hollywood.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Then all that’s left to do is perfect your roasting and toasting techniques.
—Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
Get fast, consistent toasting every time.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
But tonight the newlyweds are not toasting their love.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Brandi Jones, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Additional photos showed the couple toasting their engagement on a sandy beach with glasses in their hands.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Other than toasting the baguette slices, the preparation for this 30-minute app is pretty effortless.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The graduation ceremony and the reception afterward are cute and heartwarming for the grown-ups, bittersweet and mortifying for the kids, who skive off to smoke some of Ed’s high-test weed and have a little Texas Forever moment, toasting their enduring friendships.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Vanity Fair’s Vanities Party Vanity Fair will host its Vanities party at the Chateau Marmont—our annual event toasting young Hollywood.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026
Then all that’s left to do is perfect your roasting and toasting techniques.
—Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
Get fast, consistent toasting every time.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
But tonight the newlyweds are not toasting their love.
—Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toasting
heating
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Start by heating the rice, then build your bowl.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
29 Apr. 2026
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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
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“Toasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toasting. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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