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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Pritzker — who was rumored to be on the shortlist to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate last year — issued a searing rebuke of the Trump administration, in his address.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Image ‘Eric LaRue’ Directed by Michael Shannon, this searing drama centers on Janice (Judy Greer), who struggles to cope after her son commits a school shooting.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Storms in the South can topple shade trees, opening yards to the searing summer sun.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Image ‘Eric LaRue’ Directed by Michael Shannon, this searing drama centers on Janice (Judy Greer), who struggles to cope after her son commits a school shooting.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Storms in the South can topple shade trees, opening yards to the searing summer sun.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for searing
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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