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as in heats
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
you'll need to warm the food in the microwave
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as in pleases
to give satisfaction to
my dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart
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Recent Examples of warms
As the world warms, the pool of potential locations for the Games is shrinking rapidly.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The family also plans an outdoor patio on Chicago Avenue and sidewalk tables on Dempster when the weather warms.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
When the weather warms, set them outside during the daytime for a 10-day period to harden them off, then transplant them two to three weeks before the last frost.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
As the climate warms, Illinois has seen a surge in tornado activity in the last few years.
—David Yeomans, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Coffee, culture and classic movie romance Start your day at Intelligentsia Coffee in downtown Austin near the Central Library, where an avena latte warms your hands and a flaky pastry warms your heart.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Normally there are plenty of tight buds at this time which are cold resistant and open when the weather warms again.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Emergency heat turns off the normal heat pump and warms your home through heating coils, according to Precision Comfort Systems.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
No flower signifies the arrival of spring more than the daffodil, which is one of the first perennials to appear when the weather warms.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The family also plans an outdoor patio on Chicago Avenue and sidewalk tables on Dempster when the weather warms.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
When the weather warms, set them outside during the daytime for a 10-day period to harden them off, then transplant them two to three weeks before the last frost.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
As the climate warms, Illinois has seen a surge in tornado activity in the last few years.
—David Yeomans, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Coffee, culture and classic movie romance Start your day at Intelligentsia Coffee in downtown Austin near the Central Library, where an avena latte warms your hands and a flaky pastry warms your heart.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 3 Feb. 2026
Normally there are plenty of tight buds at this time which are cold resistant and open when the weather warms again.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Emergency heat turns off the normal heat pump and warms your home through heating coils, according to Precision Comfort Systems.
—Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
No flower signifies the arrival of spring more than the daffodil, which is one of the first perennials to appear when the weather warms.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warms
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Raw milk has not been pasteurized — a process that heats milk to remove disease-causing germs.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The 10-kW-capacity system heats a 1,000-cubic-meter space using hydrogen supplied by a local supplier.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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His fervor for society pleases his mother Violet (Ruth Gemmell), but also frustrates her to the point of squeezing Penelope for information.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The new emphasis, and the current EPA’s view that economic interests should be critical to environmental rules, pleases many business groups.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Eva’s romance with her husband, Franklin Plaskett, delights and amazes her.—
Adelle Waldman,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Since then, the British government has worked tirelessly to carve out a deal that satisfies Mauritius without losing its defensive foothold.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is a profound sadness in the way the ‘good people’ here settle on a version of truth that satisfies their own worldview.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Warms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warms. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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