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hot water

noun

Definition of hot water

as in soup

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Recent Examples of hot water Wiping it down after each shower and sometimes running hot water through it can help stop small deposits from building up. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026 According to reporting by the Akron Beacon Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, Moreno told police that Miller threw hot water on her, causing burns, and pushed her against a wall during a custody exchange. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Showering too close to bedtime, using very hot water, or staying in too long can leave you overheated, sweaty, or with dry, irritated skin. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026 Run hot water for two to three minutes after every shower to prevent clogs. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot water

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Followers get detailed reports about the bathroom amenities and commentary covering everything from whether the soup was too salty to if there was dust on a picture frame.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Downstairs, at Whitney Café, expect contemporary American with a global influence; at the eighth-floor Studio Bar, soups, salads, and light bites rival skyline views through floor-to-ceiling windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

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Government agencies’ own survey responses provide little evidence that pension benefits are driving any recruitment difficulties.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
The church has no difficulty prescribing specifics when the subject is autonomous lethal weapons.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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Use a pair of sharp scissors or pruning shears and remove the entire flower head, cutting back to the nearest node or set of leaves.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026
That is potentially significant because modern military operations increasingly depend on networks containing aircraft, ships, unmanned systems, sensors and command-and-control nodes from multiple organizations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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The fraud investigation that followed led Pittsburg police and the FBI down a rabbit hole of sophisticated scamming networks; along the way police may have uncovered additional victims.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Don’t let any seed of doubt creep in because that’s just going to bring you down the rabbit hole.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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