superheating

verb

present participle of superheat
as in heating

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  1. heating
  2. warming
  3. reheating
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  • That strategy denies Ukrainian civilians heating and running water, among other things.
    — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike today’s experimental machines, commercial reactors are expected to require plasma-heating equipment capable of sustained operation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
    — LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Many people are familiar with the El Niño phenomenon of warming surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of warming
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  • 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
Definition of reheating
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“Superheating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superheating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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