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
Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Ribeye steak, grits or hash browns, toast or biscuit.
—Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
This above-and-beyond version of French toast qualifies.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
But what used to be one of the great set pieces of the sporting calendar is now spread as thinly as Marmite on a slice of toast, eking out what remains of the competition’s waning relevance across five days.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
For example, people looking for a creamy spread on toast and baked goods may opt for butter, while people looking for a richer-tasting product to use in high-heat cooking should choose ghee.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Ribeye steak, grits or hash browns, toast or biscuit.
—Melissa Oyler and, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
This above-and-beyond version of French toast qualifies.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
But what used to be one of the great set pieces of the sporting calendar is now spread as thinly as Marmite on a slice of toast, eking out what remains of the competition’s waning relevance across five days.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
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The wellness area of the hotel has a beautiful indoor/outdoor swimming pool heated all year round.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The team brewed the tea bags as a consumer would (minus the tea leaves) in sterile water heated to 95 degrees Celsius, or 203 degrees Fahrenheit, with constant stirring and then measured the number of plastic particles released.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
19 Jan. 2025
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Named after the couple’s son, the Colombian urbano reflects on his personal and spiritual healing process, paying tribute to one of his biggest supporters.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, this limited-edition by Res Tribus, which pays tribute to Día de los Muertos, has been infused with marigolds, as well as Mandarin oranges, lime, and quince.—
Richard Carleton Hacker,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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For Times Subscribers Twice a Week The Tilt See the latest Get clear-eyed analysis News and insights for a warming world.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Cold weather services Despite the increase in homelessness, the state only has roughly 650 warming center beds, according to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Image President Biden delivered a eulogy at the state funeral for Jimmy Carter.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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All of Carter’s living successors were in attendance, with President Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering a eulogy.—
Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him Some Democrats blame Biden’s initial decision to run for a second term – only to end his campaign 107 days before the election – for helping pave the way to Trump’s return to power.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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The fringe adds an eye-catching detail that one shopper said earned them so many compliments.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
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El Camino Real goalkeeper Anthony Salmeron received special praise from coach Ian Kogan.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Trump, for his part, has offered praise for the platform and his incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said Wednesday the president-elect intends to take action to preserve TikTok once back in office.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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