Example Sentences

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The competition has been heating up with tech giants such as Google and Microsoft and smaller startups that are rapidly releasing new AI products and feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

And though he has been heating up recently, budding superstar Julio Rodriguez — who finished fourth in the AL MVP race last year — has not played up to expectations through his first month.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

The eponymic naming issue has been heating up in the bird world for a few years now.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2024

The race between tech giants to innovate in AI has been heating up, with Microsoft considered to be leading the field after its big investment in ChatGPT.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023

“The mate put him into his own cabin,” said Gerald; “the cook has been heating some soup for him, as he seemed very weak and pretty nigh exhausted.”

From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles