hot water

noun

Definition of hot waternext
as in soup

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Recent Examples of hot water When these elements mix with the scorching hot water, the haze develops. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 Down deep at the bottom of this body of water, scientists think hydrothermal processes, or movement or reactions with hot water under the surface, are taking place. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Hank Green recently got into some hot water over using generative AI in his own work. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026 Despite their pointy protrusions, the sculptures are not spiky enough to leave a mark; and despite their flirtations with touchy subject matter, none of the works—not even the 9/11 ones—are vulgar enough to get Wolfson in hot water. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
  1. soup
  2. difficulty
  3. node
  4. rabbit hole
Noun
  • Kumiko Room will serve just three such appetizers, followed by 10 to 14 pieces of sushi, soup, and one dessert.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Chef Kerline Ordeus spent upwards of $20 on a yellow yam to make bouyon — a nutrient-dense soup with meat, vegetables, greens and dumplings — as it is made in her home country of Haiti.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of soup
Noun
  • But hostile rhetoric on both sides underscored the difficulty of any diplomatic efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In Connections, each category has a different difficulty level.
    — New York Times Games, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of difficulty
Noun
  • These are key fuel nodes for the Red Sea, made all the more vital as Iran throttles traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Once the connection was restored, the local AI model updates were shared with the central computing node.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of node
Noun
  • That pushed him down a rabbit hole, watching every video on Hansen’s page.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Even the Lindsay Clancy trial — hearing all of those conspiracies is fascinating, and I get sucked down a rabbit hole really quickly.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of rabbit hole

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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