as in to heat
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
come over and toast your toes by the fire
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as in tribute
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Recent Examples of toast
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Peter Mandelson, the British Ambassador, gave a joint toast to Trump, Charles, and America’s upcoming semiquincentennial.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Consider swapping your morning toast or bagel for a low-GI option like oatmeal.13
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—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Bethenny Frankel raises a toast at the Wimbledon Championships while attending as a guest of Emirates, the official airline partner of the tournament, on July 12 in London.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Verb
The former basketball legend then congratulated the first pair of kids to race on the sandcastle’s waterslides, threw the first shot at the basketball court, had his giant handprints encased in sand and joined in a champagne toast at Pearl Cove Beach Club.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
Peter Mandelson, the British Ambassador, gave a joint toast to Trump, Charles, and America’s upcoming semiquincentennial.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Consider swapping your morning toast or bagel for a low-GI option like oatmeal.13
6.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 18 July 2025
Bethenny Frankel raises a toast at the Wimbledon Championships while attending as a guest of Emirates, the official airline partner of the tournament, on July 12 in London.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to heat in the summertime.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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Earlier research from the University of Sydney and the Montreal Heart Institute found that accessible interventions such as wetting the skin was able to negate the heating effect of fans when temperatures and air dryness resulted in heating the body.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 July 2025
Noun
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During the Nashville stop of the group's latest world tour, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin interrupted the band's usual set list to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the rock legend who died Tuesday, July 22, at 76.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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The memorial grounds pay tribute to this beloved Moroccan king through its mausoleum which holds the tombs of Mohammed V and his two sons — the late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Make sure to order: Hariyali chicken brightened by a riot of radiant green herbs, goat rogan josh packed with a rack of warming spices, and coconut shrimp curry, its sweetness tempered by the bitter crunch of methi.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Adam always finds a way to keep Cams memory alive which warms our heart.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Nicole Ari Parker, who plays LTW, gives it her all this episode, lightly sparring with guest actress Jenifer Lewis and breaking down while reading a eulogy.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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His funeral is held in a local theater, where Lisa is tasked with delivering a eulogy.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Those comparisons to Thunberg, the 22-year-old Swedish activist who captured the world’s attention with her school strike for climate protests as a teenager, might not always have been designed as a compliment, but FitzGerald embraces them.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
Noun
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An encomium for the adversary: Plastics are amazing.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
7 July 2025
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The mall is an elegy for what mid-20th-century politicians and progressives imagined downtown Los Angeles could be: a city with a vibrant core, accessible by freeways, anchored by a City Hall with encomiums inscribed above entrances exalting the public good.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Bryan, who selected the $100,000 winning envelope, chose to split the prize with Amaya — a decision that earned some praise but also a few critics.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
14 July 2025
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Looking back on Jones' stint as a guest star, Smith had high praise for the musician.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Founded in 1999, the website publishes reviews of new releases, re-releases, books, and concerts; articles on aspects of the recording business and the classical repertoire; and Hurwitz’s diatribes and panegyrics.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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The whole film is a panegyric: big speeches and weighty moments with very little sense of play.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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