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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a heated up" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in informal contexts to describe something that has been warmed or made more intense, but the correct form would be "heated" or "heated up" without the article "a."
Example: "The soup was heated up before serving."
Alternatives: "warmed up" or "made hot."
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"We have spent a lot of time looking at mobile and have chased a few things, but it's a heated up area, so you need to be careful.
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Again, a disinformation scam heated up the Cold War.
A mixture is heated up, and routed into the distillation column.
The whole setup was heated up in a heating mantle at a temperature of 70°C.
The exposed water and rock heated up as a result.
Investment bankers are rejoicing that M&A activity has heated up in the technology sector.
And as for the light — think of a blacksmith heating up a horseshoe.
It is a debate heating up across the country.
If a battery heats up beyond 80C, the components start to decompose.
It's the same way a teakettle heats up and heats up, and only at the very end does it whistle.
When a market heats up, fakes do too.
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