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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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Carbs Before bed, the best carbohydrate options are complex carbs and whole foods, like a piece of whole-grain toast smeared with avocado or a banana with almond butter.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Still, Harrison himself denied wasting even a crumb of his toast at breakfast.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
It’s designed with two extra-wide toast slots, includes three presets: bagel, frozen bread, and gluten-free bread (aka higher-density bread), and has seven browning settings to adjust the level of toasty-ness.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
San Jose Parks Foundation board president Steve Nakano — who did double duty by serving as emcee and playing in the band that provided the entertainment — presented Reber with a pair of gifts and offered a toast to the outgoing leader.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Carbs Before bed, the best carbohydrate options are complex carbs and whole foods, like a piece of whole-grain toast smeared with avocado or a banana with almond butter.
—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025
Still, Harrison himself denied wasting even a crumb of his toast at breakfast.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
It’s designed with two extra-wide toast slots, includes three presets: bagel, frozen bread, and gluten-free bread (aka higher-density bread), and has seven browning settings to adjust the level of toasty-ness.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Uncover and bake at 350°F until cheese is fully melted and pasta is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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Dewar’s has combined the two here, but instead of toasting the barrels with direct flame, as is usually the case, Icelandic magma stones were heated and placed inside a metallic half-cylinder.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kylie Jenner continues to pay tribute to her friend and hairstylist Jesus Guerrero.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hackman was recognized for his Oscar-winning performance in the film by actor Viola Davis, who paid tribute to the legendary actor after his death.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That occurs when a layer of Arctic air 10 to 30 miles above the surface warms by 50°F or more over a period of just two days, a phenomenon known as a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW).—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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In an analysis released last week, the group found that 97% of the 241 cities analyzed saw a warming trend for the season.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Dylan gives an adorable, expletive-laden eulogy, then everyone mingles for a bit.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those in attendance included President Joe Biden — who delivered a eulogy — President-elect Donald Trump, and former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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You were supposed to be mild and shower them with compliments, rather than be demeaning.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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There were plenty of compliments to go around at the 2025 Oscars with all the stunning looks walking down the red carpet.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
4 Mar. 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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The film’s non-linear narrative has drawn praise from critics in Spain and abroad.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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Neither general manager Alex Anthopoulos nor manager Brian Snitker would commit to that course Tuesday but both sang the praises of the player, the top freshman in the Atlanta camp.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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