as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval
the phenomenal hotness of the movie's stars is the driving force behind all of the advance publicity
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotness
Noun
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These 10 names rose the most in popularity in 2024.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025 -
However, in my experience, despite the obvious swell in popularity and there being roughly 3,000-plus tequila brands on the market today, a lot of guests still just tend to order what is advertised the most.—
Isidoro Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Could players who know how to win ugly but get results become in vogue?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Mumford & Sons, Rushmere At a moment when folk-rock is back in vogue, Mumford & Sons, perhaps the movement’s biggest breakthrough act in the early 2010s, has returned with an album that gestures toward the band’s past while not abiding by its boundaries.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Horse racing is falling out of favor in the opinion of many Marylanders, and rightly so.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2025
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Please do me a favor & [keep my name out of your fcking mouth].—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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“Hotness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotness. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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