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is preheating

  • present progressive of preheat (3rd person singular).

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He purported to speak with Ghislaine Maxwell, Luigi Mangione and Sean “Diddy” Combs before revealing that the key to making prison rice pudding is preheating the toilet to 350 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2025

I have even melted the butter in the pie plate while the oven is preheating, then added the crumbs to the butter and made the crust right in the pie plate.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2022

It's helpful to scrub the grates while the grill is preheating because the warm surface helps release grime.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2022

Preheat oven to 450 °F. While the oven is preheating, wash mushrooms with cold water, drain and place in a bowl.

From Fox News Nov. 20, 2021

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