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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the casserole, just out of the oven, was too hot to eat
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as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
this spring it's the cool shades of lipstick that are hot
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia
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as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
your hot temper is going to get you in trouble a hot battle for first place in the American League
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining
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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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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
bought a hot new car that should tear up the roadways
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
since you're guilty as hell, you'd better get a hot lawyer
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as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
he admitted that the nude photos made him hot
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as in fast
with great speed
workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee
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Recent Examples of hot
Paresh Dave, Wired News, 22 May 2025
This conservatism is warranted on hot, still summer days when everyone is cranking up their air conditioning, but such caution often restricts the amount of electricity available to customers.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
Georgia shot 50% (31 of 62) but couldn’t keep pace with hot-shooting Kentucky, which made 39 of 63 overall and 14 of 25 from behind the arc.
—Gary B. Graves, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
His agents, while surprisingly capable, have also exposed new legal questions that await companies trying to capitalize on Silicon Valley’s hottest new technology.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 22 May 2025
This conservatism is warranted on hot, still summer days when everyone is cranking up their air conditioning, but such caution often restricts the amount of electricity available to customers.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Adverb
Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.
—Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2024
Georgia shot 50% (31 of 62) but couldn’t keep pace with hot-shooting Kentucky, which made 39 of 63 overall and 14 of 25 from behind the arc.
—Gary B. Graves, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot
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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
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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In India, wine culture takes off — with a vineyard scene that’s worth a trip A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys Florida News Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Philosophers from John Rawls to Jürgen Habermas have argued for its essential place in modern democracy.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Original price: $40 (Abercrombie & Fitch) A fashionable, heavyweight cropped tee from Abercrombie & Fitch is the definition of style meets comfort.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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The Pitch Perfect actress played the flamboyantly fashionable Capitol chaperone for all four Hunger Games films until 2015.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Europeans, Australians and Americans organized violent, racially motivated riots and lawmakers began enacting anti-Chinese immigration legislation, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Some liberal critics on social media say that Republicans did not seem to take issue when the same slogan — or even more violent rhetoric — was targeted at a Democratic president.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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While fans are excited for their own team's schedule, every NFL game, especially prime-time ones, is a must-see.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The nerves turned into excited butterflies as my wave kicked off.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2025
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And, depending on each event’s everyday price, some of the $25 deals wind up being sexier than others.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
20 May 2025
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The narrative is sexier than the truth in this case.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2025
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Late in the second half, with Arminia three goals down, the travelling fans were so angry that Fabian Klos, the club legend from whom Corboz inherited the captaincy, had to persuade them not to invade the pitch.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Parents and students said a substitute teacher chased, choked and hit a student after becoming angry in a fourth grade classroom at Meadowview.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The 20-year-old centre-back is one of the most exciting defensive prospects around and his move to the Santiago Bernabeu marks the highest point yet of a remarkably rapid rise.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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And who stands to benefit, and who might this rapid shift be hurting?—
Taylor Wilson,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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“Hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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