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Recent Examples of overheat
About 81,000 Babysense baby monitors are being recalled because the display unit can overheat and potentially start a fire.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 2 Mar. 2026
Remove covers during the day so plants don't overheat in the sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Overloading the dryer causes some fabrics to overheat while others are left damp.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
However, online Ram forums and Reddit show that users still find their phones overheat, fail to charge, or require removing protective cases to work.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 2 Mar. 2026
Remove covers during the day so plants don't overheat in the sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Overloading the dryer causes some fabrics to overheat while others are left damp.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Feb. 2026
However, online Ram forums and Reddit show that users still find their phones overheat, fail to charge, or require removing protective cases to work.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overheat
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Mission Control was working on ways to heat the nozzle up with sunlight and heaters to clear any ice today.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The process causes a violent compression of air molecules that can heat the spacecraft’s exterior to more than 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 degrees Celsius).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Cala’s systems, which will hit the market later this summer, are designed to superheat water in the tank when electricity is cheap, then store it until needed.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Use the sun’s rays to superheat the soil using the greenhouse effect.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Temperatures and sea levels are rising faster than expected, driven by rising greenhouse gas emissions, warming oceans and melting ice.—
Brian Lee,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Your brain responds to their shrinking by getting your heart to pump faster, pushing blood up into your head to quickly warm the area with more blood flow, causing the vessels to expand again.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overheat. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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