toasted

past tense of toast

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toasted
Verb
  • Steam generator repairs In nuclear plants such as Palisades, water heated by the reactor passes through tubes in the generators, causing water outside the tubes to boil into steam that drives the turbines to produce electricity for the grid.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Supercritical temperatures at surface Geothermal power generation relies on pumping water heated by underground rock to the surface, where it is used to create electricity.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Shore likes to use Canadian bacon for recipes that call for subtle smoke, where the lean meat is rolled or layered with a richer substance like béchamel or hollandaise and gently warmed.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Water vapor helps trap heat and could also have warmed the planet.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Toasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toasted. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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