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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
After all, no holiday celebration is complete without a champagne toast! Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024 International classics such as the usual eggs, avocado toast and brioche French toast, healthy options such as energizing smoothies and Chinese options such as noodles with sesame and seasonal vegetables are available as well. Laurie Werner, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Soundscapes and crystal chimes are used throughout to evoke the warmth of a celebratory toast while also mimicking the festive energy of a party. Alexandra Pastore, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024 Where to eat and drink in Siargao Surfers crowd the tables of White Beard Coffee for brick-thick French toast and lattes poured by owner Arnie Cotecson, a former head barista in Google’s Singapore office. Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toast 
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  • Landlords must allow tenants to heat their homes to at least 67 degrees, according to Wisconsin law.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • This process, known as thermal emission, happens to near-Earth objects after the Sun heats them up.
    Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Each piece in the collection pays tribute to Ferguson’s longstanding history with the brand as well as Ksubi pieces she’s kept throughout the years.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Spanish publication Montilla Digital reported on de la Torre’s death, while Spanish actors have paid tribute to their former colleague on social media.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • But if global warming gets out of hand, warming four or five degrees Celsius, as many as 30% of species could be at risk.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • While it’s marketed as a fall scent, this crowd-pleaser will also warm your home’s ambience at the holidays.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Cher gave the eulogy at Bono's funeral at the request of his fourth wife, Mary.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The eulogy was served as the team lost two against the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of an underwhelming trade deadline.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Hit your next holiday party in a rich cashmere sweater to collect all the compliments—or just wear it during your next cozy movie marathon.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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  • This story took the platform by storm, with commenters showering praise on the thoughtful husband.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the album’s combination of unanimous critical praise and tremendous commercial and cultural success, one prize continued to elude Beyoncé: the album of the year Grammy.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2024.

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