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reheating

American  
[ree-hee-ting] / riˈhi tɪŋ /

noun

  1. heating again.

  2. Aeronautics. a process in certain turbojet engines in which gases are expanded by turbines after combustion, burned again in a second chamber, expanded again by additional turbines, and released through the exhaust nozzle.


Etymology

Origin of reheating

1720–30; re- + heating ( def. )


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Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Samsung had a different take: “Let us know when you’re done reheating our leftovers,” its official U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

During reheating, the Universe was rapidly filling with particles following the end of cosmic inflation.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026

After a long day of interviews in the Chicago slush, knowing that dinner was just a reheating away was often enough to keep me off the apps.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2024

Well, that gives us two possibilities, Victor thought before reheating yesterday's risotto; Then he took the sniveling tortoise to the vet again.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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