as in something else
something very good of its kind
it sounds pretty ordinary now, but their music was hot stuff in its time
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Recent Examples of hot stuff
Yeah, who would’ve thought that putting hot stuff up your rectum could be risky.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
But for their own era, the ‘98 Padres were hot stuff.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
At the time, Walk Score was hot stuff, building an online product that would quantify walkability by address.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But ketamine, as my colleagues Salvador Hernandez and Richard Winton reported earlier this year, has become hot stuff among the rich and famous.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Wednesday warms a bit before the really hot stuff makes a comeback for the Fourth, when shower and storms chance could return as well.
—Molly Robey, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
But for their own era, the ‘98 Padres were hot stuff.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
There was a time when atomic clocks looked like pretty hot stuff.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025
At the time, Walk Score was hot stuff, building an online product that would quantify walkability by address.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But ketamine, as my colleagues Salvador Hernandez and Richard Winton reported earlier this year, has become hot stuff among the rich and famous.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Wednesday warms a bit before the really hot stuff makes a comeback for the Fourth, when shower and storms chance could return as well.
—Molly Robey, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot stuff
Noun
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Not for escapism, per se – Roseberry’s Schiaparelli show, one of his finest and weirdest to date, vibrated with implications about our world’s rigid definition of beauty, with horns, feathers and splashes of neon – but for indulgence.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Our mother figures and friends can serve as the best sources of inspiration for beauty tips and tricks, thanks to many years of trial and error.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Sadly, his college ball dreams didn’t come to fruition after the coach who called him up retired.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Over the past seven years, Blake Lively brought her dream hair care line to life by redefining the beauty industry with a blend of passion, precision and purpose.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An evening of short plays by Louisville writers that spark wonder, challenge convention, and reflect the heart and diversity of our region.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Jan. 2026
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The writer of these lines wonders if going after, unearthing, and capturing family secrets and issues on film isn’t emotionally draining.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Marking a Passage of Time Indigenous experts told Outside that the phenomenon simply marks the changing of the seasons.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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Because of the regional impacts of the wedge, Knox and colleagues recently proposed a comprehensive field campaign called WedgeEx to study the phenomenon, but it was not funded.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Hot stuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20stuff. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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