searing
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Synonyms & Antonyms for searing
Synonyms
ardent, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, hot, piping hot, red, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, sultry, superheated, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, white-hot
Antonyms
algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy
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The searing media spotlight on Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh has inevitably prompted plenty of journalistic comparisons to what happened 27 years ago with Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas. — Fox News, "Media's Kavanaugh spectacle," 24 Sep. 2018 The Woodwind with Sear Box option from Camp Chef can serve as both a smoker and searing grill. — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, "5 Best Pellet Grills to Buy in 2019, According to Kitchen Appliance and Tech Experts," 27 Feb. 2019 Just this past week, Prince William delivered a searing speech at the BBC headquarters, demanding that tech companies take responsibility for the impact of their platforms. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Recycles a Burgundy Skirted Suit By Paule Ka to Visit University College London," 21 Nov. 2018 The searing, record-setting heat that followed this year dried out plants, leaving many parts of the West coated in tinder. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "The West is on fire ... again," 2 Aug. 2018 Following a five-year hiatus, the Pistol Annies finally released a new record—and their searing lyrics and soaring harmonies were worth the wait. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "Who Are the Pistol Annies? Everything You Need to Know About Miranda Lambert's Band," 13 Nov. 2018 But Dominis seized on searing details that made his image more powerful. — Deneen L. Brown, The Seattle Times, "An iconic Olympics moment: Looking back at the Black Power salute that rocked the world in 1968," 16 Oct. 2018 Win McNamee/Getty Images James Mattis resigned as defense secretary on Thursday, delivering an unsparing two-page resignation letter to President Donald Trump that served as a searing indictment of the president’s foreign policy. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Mattis’s resignation was a scathing indictment of Trump’s foreign policy," 21 Dec. 2018 In a searing new essay, actress Keira Knightley criticizes Kate Middleton's seemingly perfect, post-baby appearances. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Keira Knightley Criticizes Kate Middleton’s Perfect Post-Baby Body Appearance," 6 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'searing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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