hot take

noun

: a quickly produced, strongly worded, and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction (as in response to current news)

… it's unsurprising that many of the pundits quickest to share their latest hot take about Clinton's failure as a candidate … are men …—

Joshua Zeitz

Rash action and having "a hot take" are the coin of the realm now, not methodical deliberation and rational consideration.—

Vahe Gregorian

Yeah, there's always more than two sides to sports labor disagreements. But that didn't stop the very many hot takes over the last few days, reacting to this winter's free agency.—

Barry Rozner

Examples of hot take in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Send tips and hot takes to ebrindley@star-telegram.com. —

Emily Brindley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2024 Ballad and Durand Bernarr finally link up to put all these hot takes about the men of R&B to rest. —

Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 But—hot take alert—the most notable feature of this softie is its under-$300 price tag. —

Jasmine Seales, SELF, 24 June 2024 Bird and Rapinoe will offer hot takes on the latest sports news and stories, as well as host special guests. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot take

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