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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Recent Examples of toast
Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
My parents are suddenly interested in me, but for the wrong reason
Miss Manners: Someone should teach Gen Z how to do a toast
Miss Manners: Someone should teach Gen Z how to do a toast
Why was Gene Hackman’s dog in a crate?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
Then, on Wednesday, enjoy a 5-piece order of French toast sticks to dip in delicious, sugary breakfast syrup for free, also with a purchase of $1 or more.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Serve this with mashed potatoes and peas for a classic, comforting meal, then tuck leftover slices into buttered toast the next day for the best meatloaf sandwiches imaginable.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Some favorite combos include peanut butter and an apple, peanut butter and banana toast and a smoothie or oatmeal with peanut butter.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
My parents are suddenly interested in me, but for the wrong reason
Miss Manners: Someone should teach Gen Z how to do a toast
Miss Manners: Someone should teach Gen Z how to do a toast
Why was Gene Hackman’s dog in a crate?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
Then, on Wednesday, enjoy a 5-piece order of French toast sticks to dip in delicious, sugary breakfast syrup for free, also with a purchase of $1 or more.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Serve this with mashed potatoes and peas for a classic, comforting meal, then tuck leftover slices into buttered toast the next day for the best meatloaf sandwiches imaginable.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Valles suggests heating the hair with a curler before using the heated rollers.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
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The noodles and curries made for nice lunch options and, surprisingly, had better texture heated in the microwave than in the oven.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ultimately, the impact of the fires prompted Oscar producers to begin the show with a tribute to Los Angeles as seen in films through the years, with the video montage leading into Grande and Erivo.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Mercury plan to induct her into their ring of honor this summer — a fitting tribute to one of the game’s greatest players. Want more sports news?—
John Marshall,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
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That study will also analyze how trees are affected by a warming climate, which Berelson said will affect CO2 uptake.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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Just ask any of the millions of Americans who have already experienced the destruction that a warming planet can deliver to your doorstep.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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That rabbi ultimately visited Shirley at her new home outside Asheville and, this winter, gave a moving eulogy at Shirley’s funeral.—
Ester Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2025
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Pastor Johnny Lee Gaddy, co-author of Dark Days of Horror at Dozier: Rapes, Murders, Beatings and Slavery, delivered a eulogy.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Read more Where to Spray Perfume for the Most Long-Lasting Scent Prepare for compliments.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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This woman has been begging for a compliment since Episode 1!—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
16 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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Lovato took the comments in stride and laughed throughout the video, quickly taking notice of the praise at the end of the clip.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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His monologue sparked a deluge of praise, and memes.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
17 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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