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The combination of this visibility and the hotly contentious nature of the internet in 2025 mean that controversies involving streamers are regular, as is criticism being leveled at them.—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 But his claims to be a film producer are hotly contested.—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025 The order in which certain celestial objects formed during the very early universe is hotly contested.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025 As an annual franchise, each yearly installment of NBA 2K is always hotly debated amongst fans.—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotly
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hotly was
before the 12th century
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