as in to heat
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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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The air fryer function is one of 13 presets on the digital control panel, and each one employs the right combination of heating elements for perfect toast, bagels, cookies, pizza, slow-cooking, and more.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
Place the French toast in the pan with 1-2 inches in between each slice.
—Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
More and more, the notion of the classic American breakfast—bacon, eggs, toast, milk, coffee, and a glass of orange juice—is beginning to seem like a snapshot of a bygone era.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The deal includes a champagne toast, one starter and one entrée perperson, and one dessert to share.
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—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The air fryer function is one of 13 presets on the digital control panel, and each one employs the right combination of heating elements for perfect toast, bagels, cookies, pizza, slow-cooking, and more.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
Place the French toast in the pan with 1-2 inches in between each slice.
—Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
More and more, the notion of the classic American breakfast—bacon, eggs, toast, milk, coffee, and a glass of orange juice—is beginning to seem like a snapshot of a bygone era.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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While a loss could bankrupt Greenpeace USA, the group says the message that fossil fuels are heating the climate and hurting people will continue.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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Date: Thursday, Feb. 20 Time: 8 p.m. ET Location: TD Garden, Boston The championship game begins at 8 p.m. ET, and if the first matchup was any indication, this one could get heated right from the opening faceoff.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Korean celebrities paid tribute to Kim following the news of her death.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Adam Sandler's '50 years' performance Elsewhere, Adam Sandler paid tribute to the show's many memories and team members, including its hard-working crew.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The primary living space is warmed by a log-burning fireplace and leads to a kitchen galley partially illuminated by a skylight.—
Richard Lane,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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Photograph: Getty Images The top floor of the lodge at the Black Mountain ski resort in Jackson, New Hampshire, isn’t filled with red-cheeked skiers having lodge lunch, warming their boots by the fire, or taking a break from a day on the hill.—
Nicole Gull McElroy,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That was when Carter first broached the idea of Biden delivering his eulogy, whenever that time came.—
Susan Page,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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The service included touching stories from grandsons Joshua and Jason Carter, eulogies written by the late Gerald Ford and Walter Mondale, read by their sons, as well as one by President Biden.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This could be as simple as holding hands, giving a compliment or making eye contact during a conversation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Because it certainly wasn’t perceived in the industry as a compliment.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
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According to a detailed and well-sourced Washington Post exposé, the plot was directed from the highest levels of Indian intelligence, with the apparent blessing of officials close to Modi himself—all while Modi basked in Biden’s lavish encomium.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
Noun
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While many TikTok-viral fragrances fade into obscurity, Golden Rule has maintained its momentum through genuine word-of-mouth praise.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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But the effect is that praise loses its meaning, and criticism gets diluted to the point of uselessness.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Buckley’s magazine, National Review, the flagship of the movement, published regular panegyrics to anti-communist generalissimos, heaping adoration on the likes of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo, Portugal’s Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, and Spain’s Francisco Franco.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2024
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For example, Kenneth Khachigian, chief speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, wrote a panegyric about her for The Wall Street Journal, which went so far as to compare her to the Gipper.—
Robert Robb,
CNN,
31 Oct. 2022
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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