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Recent Examples of overheated
Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The metro's overheated market also experienced speculative buying that the firm finds concerning.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Using those weights would have shown that the potential for health effects is even more remote than the overheated news coverage of the paper suggests.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Yet in a few respects, a bit of wobbly action in the indexes, surge in volatility and reversals in some of the more overheated assets were overdue and probably necessary to test the bull market against higher bond yields and a more-foggy policy horizon.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Shares are even a little overheated, at a slight premium to NAV.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
The metro's overheated market also experienced speculative buying that the firm finds concerning.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Using those weights would have shown that the potential for health effects is even more remote than the overheated news coverage of the paper suggests.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Yet in a few respects, a bit of wobbly action in the indexes, surge in volatility and reversals in some of the more overheated assets were overdue and probably necessary to test the bull market against higher bond yields and a more-foggy policy horizon.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheated
Adjective
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Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
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The heated debates around diversity, equity and inclusion are drowning out something far more important: our children’s ability to learn about and appreciate different cultures.—
Britt Hogue,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Shore likes to use Canadian bacon for recipes that call for subtle smoke, where the lean meat is rolled or layered with a richer substance like béchamel or hollandaise and gently warmed.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
25 Dec. 2024
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Water vapor helps trap heat and could also have warmed the planet.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The latest release of molten rock began 10:16 a.m. with lava flowing on to the floor of Halemaumau Crater.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mafic igneous rock is a material rich in specific minerals that forms when magma cools.—
Kate S. Petersen,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The park’s seven-acre boulder field contains piles of large diabase (an igneous rock) stones formed some 175 million years ago that sound like bells when hit with a hammer.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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