scorching hot

idiom

: extremely hot
a scorching hot day

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Although the weekend was scorching hot in the region, the National Weather Service in Miami didn’t issue heat advisories for Saturday and Sunday. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025 Sales of electric cars and trucks could be scorching hot at the end of summer, according to industry analysts, as buyers race to lock in clean vehicle tax credits that expire in September. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 July 2025 The Red Sox offense has been scorching hot, and coming into Thursday the club had averaged more than eight runs per game since the start of last week’s Cincinnati series, by far the most in baseball over that stretch. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025 July is already shaping up to be scorching hot, as millions in the U.S. are under heat warnings, and a heat wave in Europe last week was blamed for hundreds of deaths. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for scorching hot

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“Scorching hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorching%20hot. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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