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Recent Examples of overheat
The chemicals overheated and self-ignited, releasing toxic peroxide fumes and forcing 200 people to evacuate.
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Bonus points for the soft, breathable cashmere blend cover and hybrid design that promote good airflow to help keep couples from overheating.
—Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Sturdy stitching ensures durability, while extensive safety testing by the brand means that the blanket won’t overheat or create a potential fire hazard.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Dust can settle into vents or scratch screens, excess moisture may corrode metal parts or cause wires to short circuit, and fluctuating temperatures could lead to overheating, among other issues.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
Bonus points for the soft, breathable cashmere blend cover and hybrid design that promote good airflow to help keep couples from overheating.
—Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Sturdy stitching ensures durability, while extensive safety testing by the brand means that the blanket won’t overheat or create a potential fire hazard.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Dust can settle into vents or scratch screens, excess moisture may corrode metal parts or cause wires to short circuit, and fluctuating temperatures could lead to overheating, among other issues.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
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Fry on each side until golden brown and heated through, 4 to 5 minutes.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The cast-iron oven is designed to heat to a high temperature while also trapping and circulating steam, which will all go to helping create a crisp crust, soft interior, and excellent flavor.Melissa Locker, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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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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Looking Forward In the face of increasingly frequent and severe weather events, warming oceans, and rising sea levels, researchers are investigating whether Azolla filiculoides could counteract escalating greenhouse gas emissions and global temperatures.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
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This warming trend has created an environment conducive to stronger storms.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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