1
as in intensity
depth of feeling
informed the doctor, with considerable heat, that she had been kept waiting for three hours
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2
as in gun
slang
a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder
a private detective packing heat
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3
as in police
slang
a body of officers of the law
he thought he was so slick, but the heat was onto him in no time
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as in to warm
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
heat water for tea heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in
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Recent Examples of heat
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In December 2023, a neurosurgeon created a small hole in the man’s skull and deployed heat to burn away brain tissue.
—Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In recent years, astrophysicists have put together a variety of proposals to keep the hydrogen gas clouds heated.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Scientists propose that reflecting a portion of the sun's rays to dim solar radiation could help reduce surface temperatures and lessen the impact of extreme heat events.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
In December 2023, a neurosurgeon created a small hole in the man’s skull and deployed heat to burn away brain tissue.
—Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
The game figured to turn testy after all the physical play between both teams, and things got heated between Powell and Jamal Murray in the third quarter.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
In recent years, astrophysicists have put together a variety of proposals to keep the hydrogen gas clouds heated.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat
Noun
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The challenge isn't new, but the intensity is unprecedented.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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There’s some intensity brewing now too, as power-hungry planet Pluto stations retrograde on May 4 in your sign.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Multiple instances of gun violence occur outside of New York City Public Schools, often involving students and school safety staff.—
Savanah Jackson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Another recording, from a nearby security camera apparently without sound, appeared to show Lauren chambering a round and raising the gun, followed by police bullets kicking up dirt near her feet a moment after.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cops are searching for his killer, who fled on foot dressed in a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans, a police source said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Putin so police in Italy — which is one of the 125 ICC member states — would have be forced to detain him.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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These particles can not only affect human health and safety, but can also affect the weather and climate by cooling or warming the Earth as well as enhancing or preventing cloud formation.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Try to identify emotions beyond frustration, annoyance or other shades of anger.—
Caroline Fleck, Contributor,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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There are moments of levity scattered throughout, a necessity when dealing with subject matter as harsh and cold as inevitable mortality, but they're surgically placed to extract the most emotion out of the player.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Johnson also spoke about the importance of properly securing firearms and using gun locks.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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Many aspects of American life—for instance, the view held by many Americans that freedom and the right to bear firearms are inextricable—do not resonate outside the United States.—
RANA MITTER,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The news went out last weekend that Cadillac had been accepted by the F1 constabulary as the sport’s eleventh team, slated to enter the competition in 2026.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes,
28 Nov. 2024
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It was reportedly embraced by law enforcement and Clearview sold its services to hundreds of agencies, ranging from local constabularies to sprawling government agencies like the FBI and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).—
Robert Hart,
Forbes,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The enthusiasm has spawned an industry that turns offal—a catchall term for an animal’s nonmuscular parts—into pill or powdered form.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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But, her enthusiasm quickly frustrated the bride-to-be.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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