1
: very hot
2
: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power
searing pain
a searing review
a searing portrayal
searingly
adverb
Examples of searing in a Sentence
the searing heat of the fire
She felt a searing pain in her foot.
She made a searing attack on her political enemies.
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His mother’s death was a searing event Newsom’s mother died at age 55, in 2002, after a battle with cancer.
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The film, a searing exploration of the country’s flawed prison system, also stars Rivals frontman Alex Hassell and British R&B artist Ray BLK.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
This is especially pronounced in Melbourne, as wind blows in off the city’s bay and turns searing days into sometimes frigid nights.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The film, a searing exploration of the country’s flawed prison system, also stars Rivals frontman Alex Hassell and British R&B artist Ray BLK.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
This is especially pronounced in Melbourne, as wind blows in off the city’s bay and turns searing days into sometimes frigid nights.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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