hot water

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Recent Examples of hot water While other chatbots have faced similar issues, xAI has repeatedly landed in hot water for misuse or apparent flaws in Grok’s design or underlying technology. Samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026 Their apartment building was in foreclosure; heat and hot water had become spotty, and someone was hanging up posters in the hallways threatening to bring in ICE. Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026 When Aykroyd and Murphy decide to team up, the brothers find themselves in hot water. Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 Always wash kitchen towels on the heavy duty cycle with hot water and detergent. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
Noun
  • Simply called Julien’s, the new restaurant in the town center at 9 Bank St, will sell breads, as well and include a grab and go section of seasonal entrees, salads, soups and more made with ingredients from partner local farms.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The soup is a good source of protein, vitamins, and minerals.
    Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Their study on the jagged frontier shows that AI capability spikes and dips across activities rather than rising smoothly with difficulty.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Symptoms include breathing difficulties, fatigue and loss of taste.
    Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • When the colorful bracts on poinsettia plants fade, prune them away by cutting the bare stems at a leaf node.
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Trim just above a node (where the leaves begin to form), leaving approximately half an inch to an inch of the stem.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Wolverine went down a rabbit hole.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That recommendation algorithm, as my reporting and other people’s reporting has shown over the years, brings people into—people call it the rabbit hole, right?
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025

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

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