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Recent Examples of overheat
NordicTrack Rowing Machines The CPSC has also issued a recall notice for NordicTrack Model NTRW19147 Rowing Machines because the screen console can overheat and ignite, posing a fire hazard.
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News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Once that happens, the battery can short out, overheat or fail entirely.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
These storms can also damage key technological infrastructure, such as by interfering with the flow of electricity in the power grid and causing transformers to overheat and fail.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.
—Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Once that happens, the battery can short out, overheat or fail entirely.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
These storms can also damage key technological infrastructure, such as by interfering with the flow of electricity in the power grid and causing transformers to overheat and fail.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
The lithium-ion battery may overheat during Level 3 charging.
—Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
Verb
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Some users were giving school photographers heat in the comments, but a teacher quickly jumped to their defense.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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He was heated during his post-match interview with Daniel Cormier.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cala’s systems, which will hit the market later this summer, are designed to superheat water in the tank when electricity is cheap, then store it until needed.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Use the sun’s rays to superheat the soil using the greenhouse effect.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Verb
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The weather can have a notable impact on heating expenses in a number of ways—not only because colder temperatures will raise the amount of energy needed to warm a home, but also because colder weather increases the demand for electricity, which can cause prices to go up too.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Heat on medium power in short spurts until warmed through.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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