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Recent Examples of heat-treat
Raw milk cheeses are those made with milk that hasn’t been heat-treated, or pasteurized, to kill germs.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
These have been heat-treated to kill off pathogens.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Food served on the International Space Station is heat-treated to be shelf stable.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Most commercial pet foods are cooked or heat-treated.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Underfoot, 14 eight-millimeter-long teeth made of stainless steel that’s been heat-treated for durability dig into and grip fresh snow and ice.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
The automobile manufacturer said the front axle tie rod assemblies may have ball studs that have been heat-treated incorrectly.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The winding pack was then insulated, heat-treated, and injected with resin.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
Tamm’s other focus is heat-treating firewood to eliminate pests.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
These have been heat-treated to kill off pathogens.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Food served on the International Space Station is heat-treated to be shelf stable.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Most commercial pet foods are cooked or heat-treated.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Underfoot, 14 eight-millimeter-long teeth made of stainless steel that’s been heat-treated for durability dig into and grip fresh snow and ice.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
The automobile manufacturer said the front axle tie rod assemblies may have ball studs that have been heat-treated incorrectly.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
The winding pack was then insulated, heat-treated, and injected with resin.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
Tamm’s other focus is heat-treating firewood to eliminate pests.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heat-treat
Verb
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The conventional exploits are paced with tasty visual surprises (a steaming roast chicken, a succulent pork chop).—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Still, the report urged readers to temper their celebration, emphasizing that the film has yet to recoup its budget, a comment many deemed unnecessary and inconsistent with how other big-budget films — particularly those led by non-Black directors — have been covered.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The state will release its own ZEV sales update at the end of the month, but regulators sought to temper the report’s numbers.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Muhammad still works part-time at Epcot, baking for both restaurants and festivals.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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Part of the problem is baked into the material and was present back in the 1990s.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Heat-treat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat-treat. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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