OVERHEATS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

overheats

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present tense third-person singular of overheat

as in heats

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With the team’s new system, the heat pump heats water and uses a large tank to buffer the heat.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
In those systems, surplus solar and wind power runs a heat pump that heats material packed into the well to as much as 284 F (140 C), and that heat later drives a generator.

— Moones Alamooti, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

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