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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Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
One is the defense, which held a white-hot Commodores offense to season lows in points, total yards, total plays, yards per play and first downs.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
That thing — that white-hot moment for rock — was never the same in that way again.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Pairing indie darling Kogonada (Columbus, After Yang) with white-hot, potentially commercial material indeed seemed like a big, bold, beautiful idea.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for white-hot
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-hot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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