scorching hot

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: extremely hot
a scorching hot day

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The Bombers saw just one ball leave the yard on Wednesday night as Jazz Chisholm Jr. remained scorching hot with a two-run homer — his 11th of the season — in the top of the third inning to give them an early 3-0 lead. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 Despite a few home runs, Judge has cooled down quite a bit compared to his scorching hot start to the year. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 San Francisco is scorching hot, winning seven consecutive outings before Thursday’s stumble in the Rocky Mountains. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 June 2025 Think of the baseball player who starts the season scorching hot at the plate, only to fade in the course of the season. Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Apr. 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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