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Recent Examples of overheat
While coconut oil has a high smoke point, overheating it during cooking may break down some nutrients.
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Health, 14 May 2025
State health and labor officials hope that new workplace regulations will help workers avoid overheating on the job, as Maryland enters the annual heat season following a deadly 2024 summer.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The shoe features lightweight cushioning that provides a bouncy step without weighing you down, and the breathable mesh upper ensures your feet won’t overheat, even in warm climates.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Passengers are encouraged to notify their flight crew immediately if their devices become lodged in between seats, as this can lead to overheating, expanding, smoking or burning.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Health, 14 May 2025
State health and labor officials hope that new workplace regulations will help workers avoid overheating on the job, as Maryland enters the annual heat season following a deadly 2024 summer.
—Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
The shoe features lightweight cushioning that provides a bouncy step without weighing you down, and the breathable mesh upper ensures your feet won’t overheat, even in warm climates.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
Passengers are encouraged to notify their flight crew immediately if their devices become lodged in between seats, as this can lead to overheating, expanding, smoking or burning.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
Verb
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In cold weather, the device runs in reverse to heat the inside space.—
Khanh T.L. Tran,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Simply defrost overnight in the fridge, or heat it up for 30 seconds in the microwave.—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
Verb
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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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But Barrack's visit and the raising of the flag were a significant signal of warming relations.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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As the climate warms and tick populations proliferate, there’s a good chance that in many parts of the U.S., you’ll get intimately acquainted with one this summer.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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