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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Netflix continues to expand its reality TV universe, with The Ultimatum franchise returning for another searing test of love and commitment.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
Football is certainly another, which is why rapper Kendrick Lamar’s willingness to hold a mirror to America during his Super Bowl halftime performance was so searing in its power.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Pritzker’s speech, which occurred as national Democrats were largely leaderless in countering and criticizing Trump’s early chaotic presidential moves, aimed to fill the vacuum and garnered significant attention by offering a searing response to the president for a national audience.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
Football is certainly another, which is why rapper Kendrick Lamar’s willingness to hold a mirror to America during his Super Bowl halftime performance was so searing in its power.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Pritzker’s speech, which occurred as national Democrats were largely leaderless in countering and criticizing Trump’s early chaotic presidential moves, aimed to fill the vacuum and garnered significant attention by offering a searing response to the president for a national audience.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
And first baseman Colby Thorndyke comes in with a searing swing.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 June 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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