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: one who shows intense emotion or partisanship
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: a small red candy strongly flavored with cinnamon
Examples of red-hot in a Sentence
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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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min The Indiana Fever are off to a red-hot start to the 2025 WNBA season, taking down the Chicago Sky, 93-58, behind Caitlin Clark’s triple-double.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
In just 36 hours, the red-hot Minnesota Twins lost three of their most important position players.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 17 May 2025
That distinction belongs to the suddenly red-hot Karrion Kross whose ‘String Them Up’ t-shirt is currently in the No. 1 spot on WWE’s Top-Seller apparel list.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Adjective
But as Alonso insinuated, the Yankees didn’t stop there, adding an RBI single from Paul Goldschmidt before the red-hot Cody Bellinger cracked the game open with a grand slam off Genesis Cabrera.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min The Indiana Fever are off to a red-hot start to the 2025 WNBA season, taking down the Chicago Sky, 93-58, behind Caitlin Clark’s triple-double.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
In just 36 hours, the red-hot Minnesota Twins lost three of their most important position players.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 17 May 2025
That distinction belongs to the suddenly red-hot Karrion Kross whose ‘String Them Up’ t-shirt is currently in the No. 1 spot on WWE’s Top-Seller apparel list.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-hot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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