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Recent Examples of hot water
Grease and Food Stains Wet a microfiber cloth with hot water and place a dab of dishwashing liquid on the cloth.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Whizzing a mug of hot water and a light brown powder isn’t the only way to get these ingredients into your body.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Drinking hot water to promote digestion is a centuries-old practice, with roots in both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
And individual taxpayers can’t start paying fewer taxes to the IRS – not without getting in legal hot water.
—Jerry McNerney, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Whizzing a mug of hot water and a light brown powder isn’t the only way to get these ingredients into your body.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Drinking hot water to promote digestion is a centuries-old practice, with roots in both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
And individual taxpayers can’t start paying fewer taxes to the IRS – not without getting in legal hot water.
—Jerry McNerney, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
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Now under fourth-generation owner Brian Shapiro, the downtown staple draws regular lunch crowds with signature soups, a wide dessert selection and massive sandwiches whose structural integrity is a marvel of modern engineering.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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The cafe also serves plenty of fresh salads and soups, chicken sandwiches (an off-menu chicken cordon bleu sandwich is my favorite) and fish and chips.—
Keith Pandolfi,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Mar. 2026
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A student who has difficulty reading aloud might be asked to read to one of their classmates, for example.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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At the heart of the administration’s internal debate over warning the public as the Iran war continues is the difficulty of remaining transparent while avoiding widespread alarm.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Such efforts would have likely included hacking military networks, jamming radar systems, disrupting satellites, and destroying communication nodes.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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When one node in that network is disabled, the human cost ripples outward.—
Dave Doneson,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Finding out involves a rabbit hole of campaign finance documents.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2026
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What ensued was a journey down the psychic rabbit hole that would bring him from plant neurobiologists to stream-of-conscious novelists, AI laboratories, and even a Zen Roshi’s cave.—
Nick Hilden,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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