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
Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
There, the newlyweds thanked their guests with a champagne tower and a toast.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Forget the usual victory toasts; this limited-edition release claims to be infused with the actual tears of losing fans.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The warm, ooey, gooey sweetness of blueberries layered with French toast is a family-favorite.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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To close out the set, Dasha gave a toast to her fans and PATRÓN for creating such a legendary experience, before hopping in the crowd to dance with her fans.
—Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
There, the newlyweds thanked their guests with a champagne tower and a toast.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024
Forget the usual victory toasts; this limited-edition release claims to be infused with the actual tears of losing fans.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The warm, ooey, gooey sweetness of blueberries layered with French toast is a family-favorite.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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As other suburban Indiana school board races have become embroiled in culture war battles and heated partisan rhetoric in recent elections, school board races in Hendrick’s County have stayed out of the fray.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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In a Dutch oven, heat the oil, butter, bouillon base, garlic powder, chile flakes, basil and oregano over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until quite fragrant.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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There was a Beatles medley to represent the ’60s, a Huey Lewis and the News tribute for the ’80s and a bit of Taylor Swift to bring us up to date.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Celine Dion has paid tribute to iconic producer/arranger/composer and bandleader Quincy Jones, following his death Sunday at age 91.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, warming temperatures have taken a toll.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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The palate is rich, oily, and full-bodied, with a long, warming finish.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The station then aired a one-minute video tribute to Radcliffe that included highlights of his career and a voice-over eulogy.Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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The dead include Ibrahim Aqil, a close adviser to Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and a senior commander who, in 2008, founded the élite Radwan Force, according to the group’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who delivered a eulogy at Aqil’s funeral on Sunday afternoon.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Gregory is touched by the compliment and proud of his ability to connect with a student, but Darnell isn’t pleased with the idea of another man forming a bond with his son.Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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If former President Donald Trump is to be believed, some of the richest and most powerful people in the world have called him to lavish him with compliments.Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 31 Oct. 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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Legendary frontman Stephen Malkmus would likely be opposed to the usual encomiums.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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Ukrainian officials offered their own praise of Trump, but face an uncertain future given his views on further military support for Kyiv's fight with Russia.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Rather than try to sing the praises of the Biden administration’s policy response to the pandemic, the strategy for Harris has been to speak plainly about costs and expenses and stress the importance of further reducing them.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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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 21 Nov. 2024.
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