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Recent Examples of overheat
Topline Southwest Airlines is the first U.S. airline to ban passengers from charging devices with a power bank inside a carry-on bag due to the risk of a charger’s lithium battery overheating or catching fire—going further than current FAA guidance.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump’s push to deregulate
Jay Leno pushes bill to end smog checks in California for vehicles 35 years or older
A church dedicated to helping the poor and suffering can’t ignore the ravages of an overheating planet.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Plus, the smooth fabric resists overheating, even on the sunniest days, thanks to the brand’s Cooltect technology.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
But even the boring bank stocks can get overheated at times.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Fishermen battling with changing oceans chart new course after Trump’s push to deregulate
Jay Leno pushes bill to end smog checks in California for vehicles 35 years or older
A church dedicated to helping the poor and suffering can’t ignore the ravages of an overheating planet.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Plus, the smooth fabric resists overheating, even on the sunniest days, thanks to the brand’s Cooltect technology.
—Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
But even the boring bank stocks can get overheated at times.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
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Other amenities include a whole house generator, water purification system, three fireplaces and a 12-car garage with dedicated HVAC heating and cooling and stainless steel storage.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Inside, there’s Lucente Hercules single-tone tan leather throughout, including on the GTO’s comfortable (and heated) seating.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Scientists suspect that magnetic reconnection superheats the coronal plasma, and small-scale phenomena such as the jetlets or related phenomena called nano flares might play a role.—
Rebecca Boyle,
Scientific American,
1 Mar. 2024
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The use of fly ash as a feedstock eliminates the need to use limestone at all, let alone to superheat it.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
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Its heat-recovery system warms the pool, Jacuzzi, steam room, and floors and even preheats the engines.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Smith made sure that there were warming tents and requested additional wardrobe crew to hand out robes.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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