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Working on the project with such a hothead has been unpleasant.
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Many had concerns about the coalition’s possible heavy-handedness and were of mixed minds about whether MBS should be seen as a potential rising star or a worrying hothead, but in the end, the decision was not an especially close call.
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Robert Malley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2021
Never to be deterred, Izzy begins writing her poems in secret, stacking notebook upon notebook in the back of her closet, and then when that’s too risky, writing on the toilet paper with the mascara while the hothead sleeps.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 June 2025
But the man did have some range — proven by his Oscar-winning dramatic turn as the lovable hothead Pvt.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
His father and namesake had a criminal record and a reputation as a violent hothead, DelToro said.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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Robert Malley, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2021
Never to be deterred, Izzy begins writing her poems in secret, stacking notebook upon notebook in the back of her closet, and then when that’s too risky, writing on the toilet paper with the mascara while the hothead sleeps.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 June 2025
But the man did have some range — proven by his Oscar-winning dramatic turn as the lovable hothead Pvt.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 31 May 2025
His father and namesake had a criminal record and a reputation as a violent hothead, DelToro said.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
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“Hothead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hothead. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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hothead
noun
hot·head
ˈhät-ˌhed 
: a hotheaded person
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