heat-treats

verb

present tense third-person singular of heat-treat
as in bakes

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  1. steams
  2. boils
  3. heats
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  • As America steams headlong into November, working-class folks are still at loggerheads with its political class.
    — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of steams
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  • Plus, the sauce cooks while the pasta boils, putting this firmly in weeknight-dinner territory.
    — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
  • If the water gets too hot, well, the poor little froggy boils to death.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of boils
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  • The facility would use technology that heats woody material without burning it to produce biochar, a charcoal-like material that can be used to improve soil and store carbon, and other products.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • With the team’s new system, the heat pump heats water and uses a large tank to buffer the heat.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of heats
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“Heat-treats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heat-treats. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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