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Discover Ludwig"heated up" is a perfectly acceptable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe something becoming warmer or more intense in either an emotional or physical sense. For example, "The argument between the two roommates heated up quickly."
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heated up
verb
Past of heat up
Exact(60)
The Oscar wars heated up.
They've heated up the process with us".
"Paris audiences get heated up very easily.
The debate heated up from there.
But things heated up considerably from there.
The Tibetan Plateau has heated up faster than nearby lowlands.
Initially the solid is heated up to the melting point.
The sales liberated demand and heated up the market.
The college basketball trail has heated up, too.
Leftovers can just be leftovers, heated up or not.
"Everything has to be heated up," Issy says.
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