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body heat

[bod-ee heet] / ˈbɒd i ˌhit /




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Every hour or so during cross-country ski exercises, when the team took five minute-breaks, they layered-up with puffer jackets to trap the body heat generated from skiing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Others were detected by their movements and body heat.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

Unsure what to say, Hope leaned his chest over the cot, passing his body heat to her.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

The temperature is set at a chilly 68 to 70 degrees, because body heat rises with such strenuous exertion.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

The windows are steamy from so much body heat, and everyone is clogging the doors and hallways, making it almost impossible to get through.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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