as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
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Recent Examples of white-hot
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.
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George Gurley,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
York has weaponized those 2 inches, in turn, into a kind of white-hot lava that his peers at Temple High and Texas A&M have never quite seen before.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
The stone, a little white-hot comet, flew in a tight, mean line across the expanse.
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Chang-Rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Amanda says that being at MSG means being at the white-hot center of the cultural conversation.
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Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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George Gurley,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
York has weaponized those 2 inches, in turn, into a kind of white-hot lava that his peers at Temple High and Texas A&M have never quite seen before.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
The stone, a little white-hot comet, flew in a tight, mean line across the expanse.
—
Chang-Rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Amanda says that being at MSG means being at the white-hot center of the cultural conversation.
—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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On Wednesday, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch outlined a slew of challenges facing the city this weekend, including huge Independence Day celebrations, a World Cup match and a searing heat wave.
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What began as searing pain in one of his arms was now a relentless ache in his chest.
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
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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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July 4th will be far hotter than normal for many and will follow several days in a row of intense heat.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
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Workers feed iron ore, coal and limestone into the furnaces’ top and use long sticks to punch open holes for purified molten iron to flow out from the bottom.
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The region’s glassmakers are known for their technical precision, decorative skill and ability to turn molten glass into objects of remarkable delicacy.
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white-hot. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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