reheating

verb

present participle of reheat
as in superheating

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Recent Examples of reheating The restaurant was reportedly using a steam table and a rice cooker for reheating macaroni and cheese, beans, collard greens and other foods, despite the equipment not being designed to reheat food. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reheating
  1. heating
  2. thawing
  3. cooking
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  • The water could then be extracted by heating the soil through various methods.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • A lot of the solar energy goes into evaporating the moisture in the air, so in drier climates, more of the Sun’s energy can go directly into heating the air.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • Raw chicken was thawing inside a prep sink in low stagnant water measuring 81 degrees.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • According to Allrecipes, soft cheeses like cream cheese, ricotta and goat cheese don’t freeze well and tend to separate or become grainy after thawing.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of thawing
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  • There’s messy play, yoga, and cooking for the little ones, go-karting, football, and water sports for the older ones.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To prevent an infection, the CDC recommends washing your hands and any fresh produce under running water before eating, preparing or cooking it.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooking

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