as in heating
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 toasting
This oven has all the excellent crisping capability of the Instant model above, but also functions as a fantastic countertop oven in its own right for toasting bread and roasting veggies like Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes.
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Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Generations of people have made this gooey treat around the campfire, toasting marshmallows to perfection (or burnt, as some prefer), adding chocolate and sandwiching them between graham crackers.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Other videos Taylor shared showed the bride and groom practicing walking down the aisle and the couple’s family and friends toasting their drinks at a table after a wedding speech.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
At the end of last April, fellow pop star Christina Aguilera shared images on her Instagram account from her visit to Xochimilco, where she was seen enjoying time with friends and toasting with beer.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Alcohol, while great for toasting sunsets, moonlights as a chaos agent, dehydrating you faster than a desert wind, and inviting questionable decisions like buying timeshares and getting tattoos.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Cheng compared the process to over-toasting bread, which turns into carbon black.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Freeman and Maher had recently hosted Miles Odell of Odell’s Bagel as a guest chef at Somebody People and were impressed by his technique of toasting sesame seeds and grinding them with a Japanese mortar and pestle, unleashing their fragrance.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
And, with a partnership worth toasting, Moët & Chandon will be pouring its signature Watermelon Slice cocktail in a collectable cup at the IHG Racquet Bar and select New York hotels.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Generations of people have made this gooey treat around the campfire, toasting marshmallows to perfection (or burnt, as some prefer), adding chocolate and sandwiching them between graham crackers.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
Other videos Taylor shared showed the bride and groom practicing walking down the aisle and the couple’s family and friends toasting their drinks at a table after a wedding speech.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
At the end of last April, fellow pop star Christina Aguilera shared images on her Instagram account from her visit to Xochimilco, where she was seen enjoying time with friends and toasting with beer.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Alcohol, while great for toasting sunsets, moonlights as a chaos agent, dehydrating you faster than a desert wind, and inviting questionable decisions like buying timeshares and getting tattoos.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Cheng compared the process to over-toasting bread, which turns into carbon black.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Freeman and Maher had recently hosted Miles Odell of Odell’s Bagel as a guest chef at Somebody People and were impressed by his technique of toasting sesame seeds and grinding them with a Japanese mortar and pestle, unleashing their fragrance.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
And, with a partnership worth toasting, Moët & Chandon will be pouring its signature Watermelon Slice cocktail in a collectable cup at the IHG Racquet Bar and select New York hotels.
—Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toasting
heating
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The main risk is that these batteries can overheat and go into thermal runaway, a chain reaction that occurs when a lithium-ion cell enters an uncontrollable, self-heating state—resulting in extremely high temperature, smoke and, ultimately, a fire that is notoriously difficult to put out.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The gravitational influence of the black hole generates incredible tidal forces in the accretion disk, causing friction and heating its matter to temperatures as great as 18 million degrees Fahrenheit (around 10 million degrees Celsius).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Toasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toasting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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