as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
turn on the air conditioner—the house is roasting today!
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as in teasing
to make fun of in a good-natured way
playfully roasting their mother for her choice of hat
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Recent Examples of roasting
Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
And there's plenty of ways to cook it, like roasting it on high heat, that eliminates the goo while retaining benefits.
—Dr. Steven Gundry, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
Deep-frying or pan-frying can increase the fat content, but roasting and steaming don't.
—Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Visitors can experience sledding down the snow hill, roasting marshmallows by a campfire and gliding around in a synthetic skate rink.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
If Brussels sprouts cause discomfort, try boiling them briefly before roasting.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 6 Jan. 2026
This matching set of baking dishes includes a large size that's great for making desserts and casseroles, roasting vegetables, marinating meats, broiling fish, and more, and a smaller one for breading and prep work.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
With notes of caramel and malt, this white hot chocolate (made by roasting the white chocolate first in the oven) is deliciously light and frothy.
—Midwest Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Nikki Glaser is the guest host of Saturday Night Live this week and did not waste any time roasting her co-stars.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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The small round dish can be used for all sorts of culinary delights, from baking single-serve cakes to roasting garlic.
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
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Viewers see painful flashbacks throughout the show of classmates teasing Kelly about being overweight and daring her to drink urine.—
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On Wednesday, Duff ramped up the anticipation for her new album, teasing a new song about dive bar hookups, inconvenient roommates, and a once-red-hot romance fizzling into the tombs of relationship graveyards.—
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Sophomore Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser, whose searing opening monologue had everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Julia Roberts taking jabs in stride.—
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For the ceremony, Lawrence wore a searing red gown designed by Raf Simons during his stint at the house of Dior.—
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Literally toxic lesbians — kidding.—
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Just kidding - but honestly not sold on him being the best player on a championship caliber team.—
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
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Turn around and make a lighthearted comment to the person behind you, maybe joking about the wait time, Simon-Thomas suggests.—
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Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone exchanged texts on the morning the Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced this week, joking about the outcome after Stone landed a nod and Lawrence did not.—
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The layered neckline, with the bust peeking out from behind, imitates this season's hottest red carpet trend, the semi-visible bra.—
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The cameras were on and the mic was hot when Johnson rallied his team in the locker room following a 31-27 comeback victory.—
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“Roasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roasting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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