toast 1 of 2

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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toast

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noun

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Noun
The warm, ooey, gooey sweetness of blueberries layered with French toast is a family-favorite. Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024 After people took their seats, Tod’s Group North America chief executive officer Roberto Lorenzini made a toast to Tamburini. Booth Moore, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024 The recipe, like most on the menu, are proprietary, but the French toast comes with a twist. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024 This inviting shop is the go-to neighborhood wine bar where connections are fostered and toasts are made. Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toast 
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Verb
  • So, since the job market isn’t heating back up, after better-than-expected job growth figures for September, that means another rate cut is on track to be rolled out this week.
    Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Cook until lightly browned and heated through, about 4 minutes per side, letting veggies char slightly while hot dogs cook.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • There was a Beatles medley to represent the ’60s, a Huey Lewis and the News tribute for the ’80s and a bit of Taylor Swift to bring us up to date.
    Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Celine Dion has paid tribute to iconic producer/arranger/composer and bandleader Quincy Jones, following his death Sunday at age 91.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The capsule is just as warming and comforting as the restaurant’s fare.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Green-as-can-be cod Poaching fish in a flavorful, vibrant sauce is one of my favorite nourishing and warming meals.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The station then aired a one-minute video tribute to Radcliffe that included highlights of his career and a voice-over eulogy.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The dead include Ibrahim Aqil, a close adviser to Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and a senior commander who, in 2008, founded the élite Radwan Force, according to the group’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, who delivered a eulogy at Aqil’s funeral on Sunday afternoon.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • By Nicholas Lemann Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).
    Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Too few compliments make kids feel slighted, while too many can inspire arrogance.
    Wayne Parker, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Legendary frontman Stephen Malkmus would likely be opposed to the usual encomiums.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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  • Ukrainian officials offered their own praise of Trump, but face an uncertain future given his views on further military support for Kyiv's fight with Russia.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Read the praise in full with Allure’s review of this icon.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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