TOAST Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of toast

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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Apple’s new smart display sits in the center of the chaos on the kitchen table, helping the family check their calendars, send messages, and pull up a French toast recipe in seconds, with simple, step-by-step instructions. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 Tied to its inaugural Animation Power List, The Hollywood Reporter hosted its first Most Powerful People in Animation breakfast on Friday, in a toast to both the legends and the newcomers. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026 Another good option is to enhance peanut butter toast’s nutritional value by adding and swapping out different toppings. — Trista Chan, HEALTH, 12 Oct. 2026 Protect your nibbles from Giuseppe, the resident seagull, who was particularly interested in my anchovies on toast. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toast

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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
Lily Wohler and Christa Joanna Lee, writing in Allure, note that today’s oils are designed for everything from frizz and dry ends to heat damage and gloss finish — a one-product solution for several concerns.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of heat

Noun

For their collaborative full-length debut, Eris Drew and Octo Octa hunkered down in their New Hampshire cabin to craft a celebratory, sample-heavy tribute to the maximalist dance music of yore.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
In the center of the lounge there’s an imposing green marble bar—a tribute to the celebrated Italian architect Piero Portaluppi—that serves as the focal point of the space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tribute

Noun

The verse reads more like an encomium to Lamashtu than an effort to curb or cancel her devastating power.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
But The Debut grows to become something altogether wilder, a fire-breathing encomium to the reality-altering power of acting.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of encomium

Noun

His praise reached Secretly Group’s director of A&R, Eric Deines, who co-runs a smaller label of his own, Ulyssa, previously most notable for its compilations of songs with almost no listens on streaming services called <1000.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
To win effusive praise from special envoy Steve Witkoff and announce a resumption in negotiations, Russian President Vladimir Putin had to do very little.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of praise

Noun

And journalists and analysts often return from visits offering rosy-eyed panegyrics about China’s gleaming transit systems and engineering capacity.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Flynn had been for a drink with a girl whose job was to place adverts in the various Festival guides and brochures and who spoke mostly in panegyrics.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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