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Recent Examples of overheated
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
But in this overheated election year, even natural disasters have become deeply politicized as the candidates crisscross the disaster area and in some cases visit the same venues to win over voters in battleground states.
—Colleen Long and Ayanna Alexander The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Oct. 2024
In another case, a C-level executive showed a total disregard for others' time by arriving 1.5 hours late to a leadership meeting, leaving hundreds of people waiting in an overheated room.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls last week, including notices for more than 100,000 BMW cars due to an overheated motor.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Strange and complicated rhythm structures and overheated harmonies, along with mystic bird calls in the piano all bespeak the magic of his young love.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
But in this overheated election year, even natural disasters have become deeply politicized as the candidates crisscross the disaster area and in some cases visit the same venues to win over voters in battleground states.
—Colleen Long and Ayanna Alexander The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Oct. 2024
In another case, a C-level executive showed a total disregard for others' time by arriving 1.5 hours late to a leadership meeting, leaving hundreds of people waiting in an overheated room.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls last week, including notices for more than 100,000 BMW cars due to an overheated motor.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheated
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Following a heated presidential contest, political coverage and commentary can feel unavoidable.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Stay up to date on all election news with our 2024 Election Day Live Blog. Michigan’s Senate race is one of a handful of heated battles for upper chamber seats this year, as Democrats hope to maintain control amid a challenging map.The Hill, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rather than being purely floral, which rose scents tend to be, there’s a splash of passionfruit warmed by saffron, a pinch of black pepper, and a smooth base of sandalwood.Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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While their friendship has long warmed the hearts of fans, their relationship had its highs and lows.Esther Kang, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Currents of molten lava rose and collapsed like thick tongues of muddy ocean water, making a concussive sloshing sound that snapped and boomed.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Train derailment in Kentucky forced evacuation for molten sulfur spill In November 2023, a CSX train derailed in Eastern Kentucky, spilling molten sulfur and forcing the evacuation of a nearby small town over air quality concerns, NBC News reported.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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This magma then pushed through the cracks in the rocks around it, cooling and crystallizing over millions of years to form Spruce Pine’s bounty of pegmatites—igneous rock that’s chock-full of quartz crystals.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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As the National Academies report explains, carbon-dioxide–rich fluids injected into basalt or peridotite formations (two kinds of igneous rock that make up much of the earth’s mantle) react with the rock, converting the dissolved carbon dioxide into solid carbon-containing minerals.Fred Krupp, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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