white-hot
adjective
1
: being at or radiating white heat
2
a
: extremely hot
b
: exhibiting or marked by extreme fervor or zeal
white-hot enthusiasm
Examples of white-hot in a Sentence
the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
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This was to be a final rendering of judgment on the young but still green Spurs, facing the white-hot Knicks.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee stayed white-hot by extending his MLB-leading hitting streak to 15 games with an opposite-field RBI single in the top of the first.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
But by the time ’28 rolls around, this is gonna be the white-hot top issue.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee stayed white-hot by extending his MLB-leading hitting streak to 15 games with an opposite-field RBI single in the top of the first.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
But by the time ’28 rolls around, this is gonna be the white-hot top issue.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Last year saw the sudden closure of NeueHouse, a once white-hot club and co-working space whose membership spanned Hollywood, media, fashion and tech.
—George Gurley, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-hot. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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