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hot water

noun

Definition of hot water

as in soup

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Recent Examples of hot water There is a scene in the film where the mother is placed inside a large cauldron filled with hot water. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 And again, any inaccuracies here could put you in hot water legally further down the line. — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 It’s most often seen in adults, and common causes include using heating pads or hot water bottles for chronic pain or sitting too close to space heaters. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026 As well as saunas, some run in a sweatsuit, use diuretics, steam rooms or do hot water immersions. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot water

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Noun

An employee was eating noodle soup on top of a cold top insert on the cook’s line.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Things come to a head when Abby throws scalding hot soup in Margaret’s face, prompting the maid to quit on the spot.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of soup

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Around 6,000 people are enlisted in Italy’s witness protection program, according to Italy’s Interior Ministry, but many face difficulty in staying protected.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Faced with these difficulties, a growing number of young men are simply giving up on employment.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of difficulty

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Once the connection was restored, the local AI model updates were shared with the central computing node.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Portman officials have argued the 11-acre site on prime real estate is a rare opportunity for a new Beltline node, while a grassroots opposition group said the redevelopment would only burden its surrounding neighborhoods.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of node

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But the tipster had some interesting information to say about this that led us down the rabbit hole, particularly about payments and vehicles.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026
The guidance specified that Fox’s programs should not follow Trump down a conspiratorial rabbit hole relating to the 2020 election.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rabbit hole

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