hot water

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Recent Examples of hot water Kayla Nicole, the ex-girlfriend of Travis Kelce, has found herself in some hot water. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Stubborn stains, such as makeup, grass, and nail polish, can also benefit from a hot water wash. Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025 Simple syrup is just mixing equal parts sugar and hot water and stirring for about 15 seconds until the sugar dissolves. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025 Employees unable to properly wash their hands and food storage units that can’t keep the hot food hot or the cold food cold got a West Miami-Dade bakery in hot water with state inspectors. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
Noun
  • These two conflicts heat up very quickly, with Dale plunging his elbow into the soup and then getting in Ron’s face, telling him to kiss it.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Fresh mushrooms add a little life to the cream of mushroom soup which, combined with the bell peppers and chicken, makes for a cozy meal on a chilly evening.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Aid organizations also face mounting difficulty reaching affected populations.
    ARIF HUSAIN, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Party leaders including Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries continue blaming Republicans for the looming premium spikes and other shutdown ripples, but the standoff’s sudden end underscores the difficulty of maintaining Democrats’ fragile and fractious coalition.
    Fortune, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Similarly, simple IoT nodes, such as smart cameras and microphones, can offload heavy AI tasks to tiny neuromorphic chips.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Cut individual stems as needed, snipping above a leaf node to encourage continued growth.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As Robinson‘s Ron Trosper falls down a customer service rabbit hole and uncovers a conspiracy, the show veers from mundane reality to darkly comic surrealism and steadily evolves into one of the best and most surprising TV shows of 2025.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This sent Teddy down a rabbit hole of Internet conspiracy theories that ultimately led to him latching onto the idea that Michelle is an alien-in-disguise from the Andromeda galaxy who was sent to Earth as part of a plot to wipe out humanity.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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