1
as in heats
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
you'll need to warm the food in the microwave
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2
as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
my dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart
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Recent Examples of warms
This explosive strengthening is happening more often as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution.
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Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Your carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas will be fine through a light frost, and may keep growing if the weather warms.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time as the region warms due to climate change.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Since the film first ran during Libra season, themes of connectivity and whimsical realms differ entirely, but come together in this endearing movie that warms our hearts.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
While the locked wave-5 pattern itself doesn’t appear to be happening more frequently, its effects are likely intensifying as the planet warms.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, molecular biologist and science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt suggested in Science Magazine that influenza epidemics may become less severe as the planet warms, but outbreaks may become more common, rather than season-dependent.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Heavier precipitation events are expected to increase as the climate warms, Moore says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
A little white wine with a hearty bowl of a chicken, turkey, or pork based white bean chili pairs perfectly with white wine and warms the heart at the same time, while roast pork or chicken cry out for a full-figured white.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Your carrots, beets, turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas will be fine through a light frost, and may keep growing if the weather warms.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time as the region warms due to climate change.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2025
Since the film first ran during Libra season, themes of connectivity and whimsical realms differ entirely, but come together in this endearing movie that warms our hearts.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
While the locked wave-5 pattern itself doesn’t appear to be happening more frequently, its effects are likely intensifying as the planet warms.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, molecular biologist and science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt suggested in Science Magazine that influenza epidemics may become less severe as the planet warms, but outbreaks may become more common, rather than season-dependent.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Heavier precipitation events are expected to increase as the climate warms, Moore says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
A little white wine with a hearty bowl of a chicken, turkey, or pork based white bean chili pairs perfectly with white wine and warms the heart at the same time, while roast pork or chicken cry out for a full-figured white.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warms
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In Grill mode, a bottom heating element heats the nonstick grill grate while the top coil and fan circulate the air.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
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WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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Our project, after the rule and collapse of the Hamas-ISIS government, is to secure the people and move them through the transitional phase … to civilian institutions that govern in a way that pleases God, far from their personal interests.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sternbeck says the variety of spaces and activities creates a Halloween celebration that truly delights all ages, leading to genuine conversations and shared nostalgic experiences.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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