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: one who shows intense emotion or partisanship
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: a small red candy strongly flavored with cinnamon
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Adjective
this red-hot sports car uses the latest technology for its engine design
don't touch the stove—it's red-hot
red-hot calls to action from both supporters and opponents of the war
a show that is this year's red-hot sitcom
Noun
the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
And in the eighth, center fielder Andy Pages kept up his red-hot offensive start to the season with an RBI single into left field for insurance.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Alex Nylander has slowed down after starting red-hot with the Blue Jackets, but his stat line still shines.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Boston scored on five of its next seven possessions — including two more 3-pointers by the red-hot Scheierman, who went 6-for-7 from deep — but could not manufacture enough stops at the other end.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
After a red-hot start to the season — 8-0-2 and solidly in the rookie of the year conversation — Wallstedt has cooled off a bit but showed in Nashville an ability to stay poised in the face of a high shot volume in the first two periods.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
And in the eighth, center fielder Andy Pages kept up his red-hot offensive start to the season with an RBI single into left field for insurance.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Alex Nylander has slowed down after starting red-hot with the Blue Jackets, but his stat line still shines.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Boston scored on five of its next seven possessions — including two more 3-pointers by the red-hot Scheierman, who went 6-for-7 from deep — but could not manufacture enough stops at the other end.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-hot. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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