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Recent Examples of overheat
Topline Southwest Airlines is the first U.S. airline to ban passengers from charging devices with a power bank inside a carry-on bag due to the risk of a charger’s lithium battery overheating or catching fire—going further than current FAA guidance.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump’s push to deregulate
Jay Leno pushes bill to end smog checks in California for vehicles 35 years or older
A church dedicated to helping the poor and suffering can’t ignore the ravages of an overheating planet.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Plus, the smooth fabric resists overheating, even on the sunniest days, thanks to the brand’s Cooltect technology.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
But even the boring bank stocks can get overheated at times.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump’s push to deregulate
Jay Leno pushes bill to end smog checks in California for vehicles 35 years or older
A church dedicated to helping the poor and suffering can’t ignore the ravages of an overheating planet.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Plus, the smooth fabric resists overheating, even on the sunniest days, thanks to the brand’s Cooltect technology.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
But even the boring bank stocks can get overheated at times.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
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This space is fully air-conditioned and heated, and is attached to the main house.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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Raw milk and cheese Pasteurization kills bacteria and viruses in dairy products by heating them to 161 degrees Farenheit.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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Scientists suspect that magnetic reconnection superheats the coronal plasma, and small-scale phenomena such as the jetlets or related phenomena called nano flares might play a role.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
1 Mar. 2024
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The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
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But Barrack's visit and the raising of the flag were a significant signal of warming relations.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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As the climate warms and tick populations proliferate, there’s a good chance that in many parts of the U.S., you’ll get intimately acquainted with one this summer.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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