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verb

past tense of roast

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • While Beyoncé has remained tight-lipped about what to expect from the show, Netflix has teased that some collaborators on the album will join the Grammy winner on stage.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that Emerson teased her about it.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Adjective
  • While the third quarter ended on a positive note with an increase in home sales, other indicators are showing a bit of a slow-down after the superheated market of the past few years.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, debris is collected near the black hole and starts to swirl around it, forming into a bright, superheated accretion disc.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • McAfee joked about that report Monday, asking if Brick would be the one to inform Rodgers of his release.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Brooklyn joked, The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here!
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Listen to this article CROMWELL — On a broiling hot afternoon at The Travelers Pro Am, Chris Berman pulled on his San Francisco Giants cap to remember Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
  • In a broiling game where the thermometer topped 100 degrees, the Chargers built a big lead before starter Tobin Rote gave way to the rookie Hadl during mop-up minutes.
    Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • Anti-reflective and other coatings can also get damaged in an overheated car.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Shares are even a little overheated, at a slight premium to NAV.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The series blends together fantasy and romance, which means readers get to enjoy both steamy scenes and dragon riding.
    Rebecca Scofield / Made by History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
  • After each fight, a film tells a history: steamy Aztec jungles, pueblas and markets, scenes of battle and revolution, all building toward a futuristic cityscape meant to show what Mexico could become.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
  • For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Roasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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