hot water

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Recent Examples of hot water With hot water, natural fibers run the biggest risk of shrinking. Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 Apr. 2026 Remove and wash all bed cushions, sheets, pillows, blankets or couch linens in hot water. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026 Yu says that drinking hot water, which has been having a moment as of late, can help relieve sickness or digestive discomfort. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026 The participants started with a lower dose, which came as a gray powder mixed into hot water. Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot water
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Noun
  • Like dry vermouth or white wine, Lillet Rosé can also be used to add depth to pan sauces, soups, and more.
    Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 10 Apr. 2026
  • First printed in our March 2006 issue, the soup is lightly simmered, then blended until completely smooth.
    Selma Brown Morrow, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There is no hint of condescension in her writing, which is part of its difficulty and its power.
    Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The band members have left their Latter-day Saint upbringing behind, but Oli doesn’t downplay the difficulty of that decision.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even when the classical system was scaled up to thousands of nodes, the much smaller quantum system still performed better in multi-day forecasts.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Iraqi militias form a key node in Iran’s network of regional proxies opposed to the US and Israel, and Baghdad also relies on Tehran for supplies of natural gas.
    Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tatiana Maslany goes down a dangerous rabbit hole as Paula in the upcoming new Apple dark comedy thriller Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, premiering May 20.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The feminist theorist and scholar Tressie McMillan Cottom went even further down the rabbit hole in a Bluesky post yesterday.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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