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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Recent Examples of toast
Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Here’s what eight honorees who gave toasts during the dinner said:
Ken Griffin
COVID-19 was a big talking point of the night, as honorees spoke about the way the pandemic spurred them to take charitable action as existing inequalities became more apparent.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 May 2025
Order the signature cocktail with sparkling wine, saffron and passion fruit and toast to the moment of tranquility.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Shortly after, the xylophone chimes alerted the room to head for the industrial elevators and upstairs to where dinner, toasts — and a surprise TLC performance — awaited.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
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Noun
The morning menu offers the usual classics—pancakes, steak and eggs, and French toast, but there are a few creative surprises, such as the breakfast burger with chorizo and a sunny side up egg, and the crispy hill country quail and biscuits.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Here’s what eight honorees who gave toasts during the dinner said:
Ken Griffin
COVID-19 was a big talking point of the night, as honorees spoke about the way the pandemic spurred them to take charitable action as existing inequalities became more apparent.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 May 2025
Order the signature cocktail with sparkling wine, saffron and passion fruit and toast to the moment of tranquility.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Shortly after, the xylophone chimes alerted the room to head for the industrial elevators and upstairs to where dinner, toasts — and a surprise TLC performance — awaited.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toast
Verb
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Raw milk and cheese Pasteurization kills bacteria and viruses in dairy products by heating them to 161 degrees Farenheit.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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This space is fully air-conditioned and heated, and is attached to the main house.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The two-minute video on Netflix’s YouTube channel also features American rapper Lil Yachty, himself a longtime K-culture fan who famously paid tribute to the iconic K-pop boy band BIGBANG (of which T.O.P is a former member) in 2016 by freestyling to their songs.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Lewis’ other brother, Elijah, paid tribute to his sister earlier this week in a heartrending Facebook post.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
Verb
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As the climate warms and tick populations proliferate, there’s a good chance that in many parts of the U.S., you’ll get intimately acquainted with one this summer.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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But Barrack's visit and the raising of the flag were a significant signal of warming relations.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The funeral, held at the Cowboy Church of Erath County, included a eulogy from Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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Following the death of his former lover, a lonely man encounters a new technology that transports people into old photographs for the purpose of crafting a eulogy.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fans were quick to flood the comments section with compliments.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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From compliments via text to aesthetically pleasing coffee dates, your thoughts are like poetry in motion, drawing lovers closer with every exchange.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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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
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According to a detailed and well-sourced Washington Post exposé, the plot was directed from the highest levels of Indian intelligence, with the apparent blessing of officials close to Modi himself—all while Modi basked in Biden’s lavish encomium.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
20 Aug. 2024
Noun
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While the signing was met with both praise and criticism, Skip Bayless made his feelings about the Steelers decision clear.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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The tech titan regularly sang the president's praises on social media and even brought his 4-year-old son to the Oval Office.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
7 June 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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Buckley’s magazine, National Review, the flagship of the movement, published regular panegyrics to anti-communist generalissimos, heaping adoration on the likes of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo, Portugal’s Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, and Spain’s Francisco Franco.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2024
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“Toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toast. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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