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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the casserole, just out of the oven, was too hot to eat
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as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
this spring it's the cool shades of lipstick that are hot
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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia
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as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
your hot temper is going to get you in trouble a hot battle for first place in the American League
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as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
you don't have to get all hot about it
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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
bought a hot new car that should tear up the roadways
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
since you're guilty as hell, you'd better get a hot lawyer
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as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
he admitted that the nude photos made him hot
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as in fast
with great speed
workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee
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Recent Examples of hot
G Kirilloff, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
What's hot in kids toys this holiday season — and what to avoid
Trump tariffs on Canada imports could bring sharply higher gas prices
What businesses are open and closed on Thanksgiving Day?
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2023
In 2019 Bodin Danielsson and Töres Theorell of Stockholm University studied hot-desking offices that skimped on breakout rooms or otherwise didn't have enough space for everyone to find a work space to their liking, and employees were unhappier with this office type.
—George Musser, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
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As the mug gets hot, an image from the game appears.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
What's hot in kids toys this holiday season — and what to avoid
Trump tariffs on Canada imports could bring sharply higher gas prices
What businesses are open and closed on Thanksgiving Day?
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Missouri came out hot in the third quarter, quickly taking a lead.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2023
In 2019 Bodin Danielsson and Töres Theorell of Stockholm University studied hot-desking offices that skimped on breakout rooms or otherwise didn't have enough space for everyone to find a work space to their liking, and employees were unhappier with this office type.
—George Musser, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
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Additionally, the bank is accelerating its value to end users too, adding nearly 250 features through a modern, user-friendly interface that has a ‘One View’ feature on the bank’s mobile app, allowing customers to manage their finances seamlessly.Forbes, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Morgan Wine Glasses, Set of 4 $56 $40 Anthropologie These wine glasses are just the right balance of unexpected, modern, and classic.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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By the time your trip rolls around, your closet will be filled with comfy, fashionable picks ready to go.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
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Just half a decade ago, even Azerbaijanis looked elsewhere for fashionable finds, as designer Nazrin Agharzayeva tells Chris Schalkx on a visit.Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2024
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But witnesses to significant events, especially violent ones, are not given the option to stay silent.Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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The director, Lumumba Sayers, is now in jail awaiting trial for first-degree murder. $2.7 million in taxpayer dollars went to sober living facilities led by a mixed martial arts fighter with a violent criminal record.John Frank, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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If you get excited by the idea of diving in reefs, snorkeling, swimming in rivers, and exploring caves, jungles with vast biodiversity, and sites of historical significance, Belize could be for you.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The program's goals go beyond cash aid for Michigan families: It is also aimed at getting donors, lawmakers, and voters excited about how child cash benefits could help their communities.Kate Wells, NPR, 2 Dec. 2024
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Which also just happens to be the sexiest part of the show, by many accounts.Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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Sol de Janeiro After Dark Perfume Mist Set $68 $54 Sol de Janeiro Sol de Janeiro's After Dark Perfume Mist Set features a trio of the brand's sexiest, date night-worthy body mists.Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah’s reputation in the country has suffered; many Lebanese, including the militia’s Shiite supporters, are angry at the scale of destruction of a war that many saw as unnecessary.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yet just a season ago the Galaxy’s main supporters’ groups were boycotting home games, angry over the team’s lack of direction and its dysfunctional front office.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Given the rapid pace of the collapse in the North Dakota-sized country, such an intervention may not be able to happen in time.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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The device uses electromagnetic molecular interference to induce rapid motion in air molecules that keep the snow and ice from sticking to your windshield.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
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