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reheat

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verb

  1. to heat or be heated again

    to reheat yesterday's soup

  2. (tr) to add fuel to (the exhaust gases of an aircraft jet engine) to produce additional heat and thrust

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. aeronautics another name (esp Brit) for afterburning

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In contrast to previous cases, he decided the seven claimants could not just be able to reheat evidence previously uncovered, or make general accusations against the newspapers.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Fried potatoes reheat better than mashed, and latkes are an ideal vehicle to pile turkey, gravy and cranberry sauce on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

I try and enforce the 3-Day Rule regarding leftovers, but neither of us tire of this creamy, cheesy, all-in-one to reheat at the end of a busy, chilly day.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

If you get one of these containers, do not use it to reheat the food or your leftovers — transfer the food to glass or ceramic containers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

The extra energy of the unbroken symmetry state would then be released and would reheat the universe to a temperature just below the critical temperature for symmetry between the forces.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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