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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Recent Examples of toast
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Start your morning at Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters with a cup of hot joe and a breakfast sandwich, toast, or housemade pastry.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
In the photo, Hayek can be seen holding up a drink and is seemingly giving a toast.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Already banged up a few times, Blue has the ability for RB2 value if Javonte Williams is (still) toast.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Even French toast becomes a kind of weapon.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Start your morning at Cattle Dog Coffee Roasters with a cup of hot joe and a breakfast sandwich, toast, or housemade pastry.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
In the photo, Hayek can be seen holding up a drink and is seemingly giving a toast.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Already banged up a few times, Blue has the ability for RB2 value if Javonte Williams is (still) toast.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Wipe skillet clean; add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet and heat over medium-high.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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If the flame heating the air at the base of the balloon stops, the air inside cools and the balloon begins to collapse.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Few reality shows have warmed hearts (and satisfied sweet tooths) quite like The Great British Baking Show.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, scientists attributed this to warming waters resulting in less abundance of krill.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The online fundraiser, which launched on Saturday, includes a roughly three-minute clip highlighting Kirk’s achievements as a right-wing activist, as well as a lengthy eulogy praising his legacy.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Sep. 2025
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McNeil and his classmates stayed until the store closed and returned the next day and others, Bishop William Barber II said during his eulogy at McNeil’s service.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Give deeper compliments Moore encourages parents to comment on more than just their kid’s appearance.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Marlowe, lounging behind Frizer, grabbed Frizer’s dagger and struck him in the head; Frizer snatched it back and returned the compliment.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What Zagajewski had in mind, perhaps, is the encomium, praise as a classical enterprise—the verb alone intimates the mode of speech at the heart of the ancient quarrel between poetry and philosophy itself, tracing back to Plato and before.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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An encomium for the adversary: Plastics are amazing.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The praise makes Goldenberg uncomfortable.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Analysts are often effusive in their praise of companies on their earnings calls after results beat expectations or a forecast is particularly impressive.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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