Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
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Celebrate World Sun Day by building a solar oven, setting up a snack to bake, and learning about solar energy.—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025 Defrost in the refrigerator, then warm in a low oven to refresh.—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2025 Because of this, don't use wax paper to line baking sheets or cake pans or put it in a hot oven.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025 Some countertop ovens can roast a whole chicken or a 14-pound turkey, cook two 12-inch pizzas, or even be used to bake cookies, bread, and cakes while using less energy than a regular oven.—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oven
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ofen; akin to Old High German ofan oven and perhaps to Greek ipnos oven
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of oven was
before the 12th century
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