heat
noun
a relatively high degree of warmth.
have been heating
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present perfect progressiveof heat.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In fact, summers have been heating up to an unprecedented degree — both in California and globally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Heat pumps — basically, air conditioners that also heat — have been heating homes for decades without fossil fuels and without emissions.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
Germany's three-way coalition talks have been heating up as the two smaller parties, the pro-spending Greens and the more fiscally conservative FDP, are both wrangling over who should take the finance minister job.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2021
Internal talks over the structure of the hearings originally scheduled for July 17 have been heating up for days, with some members complaining they might not have enough time carved out to ask questions.
From Fox News ● Jul. 12, 2019
The problems have been heating up in the last month.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2012
