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as in sexy
sexually attractive my sisters only watched the game because they think the outfielder is hot

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as in angry
feeling or showing anger you don't have to get all hot about it

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adverb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hot
Adjective
Wash your towels according to the care label, but don’t be afraid to go hotter if the towels are extra dirty. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 Switch from iced coffee to hot coffee. Malaka Gharib, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Kia updated the looks and interior of the 2026 Sportage compact SUV, but the popular hybrid model’s fuel economy decreased slightly, a disappointment for a popular vehicle in a hot-selling part of the market. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 Kia updated the looks and interior of the 2026 Sportage compact SUV, but the popular hybrid model’s fuel economy decreased slightly, a disappointment for a popular vehicle in a hot-selling part of the market. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot
Adjective
  • 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.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
Adjective
  • But modern dentists are skeptical as to how effective this practice actually is at improving oral health.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix's modern retelling of the Biblical story of Ruth and Boaz, set in the tiny Tennessee town of Pegram, recently hit the global streaming platform.
    Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • The always fashionable affair, thanks to presenting sponsor Gucci, will be chaired once again by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These Cushionaire clogs are fashionable enough to head outside in, but feel like your at-home everyday slipper.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • While Memphis has seen high numbers of violent crimes such as homicides and carjackings in recent years, Democratic and Republican officials have noted decreases this year in some crime categories.
    Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, to take on one of the most famous women in history — and through a lens so bloody and violent — is a mighty tall order.
    Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The underground pop of the 2010s used to get so excited about being online, using shrinky-dink artifice to delight in poking fun at a culture that could feel shallow and strange but also organic and endlessly renewable.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Last year at this time, fans were excited that the 2025 Grammys looked to be a real horse race, with super-divas Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan all destined to compete in the top categories.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The series helped fuel the sexy, romantic bloodsucker trend, making Moyer a heartthrob.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The store, which celebrates authors of color, diverse characters and sexy stories, is celebrating its grand opening Saturday.
    Amanda Rosa October 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Anyone proposing to offer a master class on changing the world for the better, without becoming negative, cynical, angry or narrow-minded in the process, could model their advice on the life and work of pioneering animal behavior scholar Jane Goodall.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • An angry cowboy named Jake once slammed a guest’s door and locked it.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • Stay open to rapid communication, travel opportunities, or passionate connections.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In this scenario, the rapid spinning movement of the magnetar alters the gamma ray jet.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025

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