heating
Britishnoun
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a device or system for supplying heat, esp central heating, to a building
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the heat supplied
Example Sentences
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“With weather heating up at this early stage of the cooling cycle, the market is forced to conjure up an increased possibility of a hot summer,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
JWST's observations were about ten times more precise, allowing scientists to identify localized patterns of heating and cooling for the first time.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
"The conflict has impacted energy prices globally, and has already affected home heating oil, petrol and diesel prices."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
In Orange County, the near-catastrophe was sparked by thousands of gallons of a highly toxic chemical in a failing pressurized chemical tank that was heating up at a Garden Grove aerospace firm, GKN Aerospace.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
He’s big and bulky, all wrapped up in a tattered jacket even though the central heating is on full blast.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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