as in heating
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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Recent Examples of toasting
Spotify is toasting to two decades with several new features, including a special logo on its app.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Lawmakers will spend the last day taking final votes, toasting each other and celebrating-slash-exhaling after 120 days of work.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
She was seen toasting the comedian, who suffered a stroke in 2023, in a video Gayle King posted on Instagram.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
For toasting bagels, look for a toaster with wider slots, such as the KitchenAid Two-Slice Toaster with Manual Lift Lever.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Since then, Texans have celebrated Cinco de Mayo along with residents of Puebla, Mexico, mainly by toasting Zaragoza with margarita specials and tacos galore.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
These mostly black-tie events are a chance to dress to the nines while toasting a good cause; excellent people-watching, and even better dress-spotting.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 May 2026
But there’s also much toasting and kissing and hugging as the married couples reunite with at least one baby in tow and possibly another as Danny and Claude consider adopting their own.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
There’s also a gaming court, plus a fire pit for toasting s’mores—all within 15 minutes of the Tryon Foothills AVA.
—Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Lawmakers will spend the last day taking final votes, toasting each other and celebrating-slash-exhaling after 120 days of work.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
She was seen toasting the comedian, who suffered a stroke in 2023, in a video Gayle King posted on Instagram.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
For toasting bagels, look for a toaster with wider slots, such as the KitchenAid Two-Slice Toaster with Manual Lift Lever.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Since then, Texans have celebrated Cinco de Mayo along with residents of Puebla, Mexico, mainly by toasting Zaragoza with margarita specials and tacos galore.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
These mostly black-tie events are a chance to dress to the nines while toasting a good cause; excellent people-watching, and even better dress-spotting.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 May 2026
But there’s also much toasting and kissing and hugging as the married couples reunite with at least one baby in tow and possibly another as Danny and Claude consider adopting their own.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
There’s also a gaming court, plus a fire pit for toasting s’mores—all within 15 minutes of the Tryon Foothills AVA.
—Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toasting
heating
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The plan involves heating and cooling a cluster of large downtown buildings with water, Earth's heat and even sewage.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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But the new findings suggest black hole activity alone may not fully explain what is happening in Abell 2029, and that the large-scale sloshing caused by the ancient merger may also play an important role in stirring and heating the gas, the new study notes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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“Toasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toasting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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