heat up
Example Sentences
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When talks around this topic began to heat up last year, experts told MarketWatch that shifting responsibility for the program to another agency wouldn’t do much to solve its fundamental challenges.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
Pricing competition is set to heat up between Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
“Preserved berries. Fermented ingredients. You heat up your house with a burning stove, and at the same time you put root vegetables or a meat pot inside. You share the warmth in that way.”
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
If medical care services were to heat up, that could push up PCE inflation.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
“Thought I’d come down and heat up some warm milk and pie. That’s what your gram always did for me when I was a kid.”
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
