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as in agitated
being in a state of increased activity or agitation
a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza
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as in warmed
having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
early settlers put heated bricks under the blankets to keep warm
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as in toasted
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
heat water for tea heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in
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Recent Examples of heated
Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
In July, David Koma chose Berlin to showcase his new men’s collection, and online chatter about Berlin replacing London as the new fashion capital sparked a heated debate throughout the summer.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
The conversation gets heated as Vince expresses regret for putting Lauren up in the first place.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The issue has come under heated debate as opponents of less frequent reporting argue the lack of transparency would be a detriment to investors, especially retail investors who don't have as ample resources as Wall Street institutions.
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The vibes of Thursday morning's Hot Topics discussion weren't heated enough to ignite Goldberg's attention, as the 69-year-old EGOT-winning Ghost and Sister Act star's head met the table in protest over a boring cohost chat.
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The person may also produce a lot of saliva and appear agitated, thrashing arms and legs.—
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Remember how agitated Laura got when Daniel scraped his knee mountain biking?—
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Reheat at 375°F until warmed and re-crisped, about 10 to 12 minutes.—
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The North Pacific warmed at the fastest rate of any ocean basin on Earth during the past decade, according to Michael McPhaden, a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
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The opening of the location near the Detroit Metro Airport drew a large and excited crowd.—
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Nvidia has made no net progress since July 30 alongside plenty of excited chatter around the strength and duration of the AI buildout — perhaps having entered another of its long digestion trading ranges (the last one went on for several months)?—
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The movie was roundly rejected by critics and general audiences aren’t any warmer, with moviegoer survey firm Cinema Score polling a bad C- grade among early viewers.—
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The pastel colorway, which also includes a warm blue and a mushroom hue bestows a sort of quiet luxury to your chamber.—
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
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“Heated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heated. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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