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
Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
In a toast, one of his neighbors gently mocks him for the racket he’s made while constructing an underground fallout shelter.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Finish by placing one piece of toast on each bowl and topping with plenty of shredded cheese.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
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Fruit Preserves
A jar of fruit preserves’ usefulness extends well beyond buttered toast.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
After a long day of hiking, relax by the campfire, toast marshmallows, and swap stories with fellow travelers.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
In a toast, one of his neighbors gently mocks him for the racket he’s made while constructing an underground fallout shelter.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Finish by placing one piece of toast on each bowl and topping with plenty of shredded cheese.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
Thomas The Best Mattresses For Sciatica, Backed By Expert Insights
By
McKenzie Dillon
Fruit Preserves
A jar of fruit preserves’ usefulness extends well beyond buttered toast.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for toast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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The meat must be heated to 160 degrees F (preferably before drying) to ensure safety.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
31 Jan. 2025
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Ivanpah’s concentrated solar technology, which uses sunlight to heat a fluid and generate steam, never worked as well as expected.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Subtle nude tones throughout the space pay tribute to the designer’s signature color palette, adding a touch of his timeless elegance to the experience.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, the Italian brand celebrated the Chinese New Year with a new campaign featuring global brand ambassadors Ni Ni and Xiao Zhan, paying tribute to family, tradition and the symbolic renewal of the Year of the Snake.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Despite the clear signs of a warming planet and its risks to our health and safety, state leaders continue to delay the phase-out of oil and gas for energy.—
Zanagee Artis,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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Taken together, the results all indicate climate change plays a major role, and the researchers are confident in the findings that warming increases the chances of such fires.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Joe Biden to Deliver Eulogy President Joe Biden, an early supporter of Carter's 1976 campaign, will deliver the eulogy at the Washington National Cathedral.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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President Biden — a longtime friend and colleague of the 39th president — addressed the cathedral in a eulogy for Carter.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end paid his girlfriend of more than a year a sweet compliment on the Wednesday, Jan. 29 episode of his and brother Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Nazar was full of compliments for Bedard and Bertuzzi, too.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 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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Chalamet’s performance also earned praise from Dylan himself.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to their hands-free, pickpocket-deterring design, belt bags have earned high praise from Travel + Leisure editors, who rarely travel without one on their hip.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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 5 Feb. 2025.
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