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Recent Examples of hot water
Some recipes call for soaking bran in boiling or hot water to speed the grain’s softening, but liquid at any temperature works as well.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Be careful about your intentions today because an element of confusion (plus the ability to kid yourself) might get you in hot water.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Use a mix of hot water and a nickel-sized drop of dish soap for cleaning windows.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
Another solution is to scrub the glass with baking soda, hot water, and aluminum foil.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Be careful about your intentions today because an element of confusion (plus the ability to kid yourself) might get you in hot water.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Use a mix of hot water and a nickel-sized drop of dish soap for cleaning windows.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
Another solution is to scrub the glass with baking soda, hot water, and aluminum foil.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
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Lunches are generally served family-style, and dinners are a mixture of al la carte, a fine dining tasting menu and a Tanzanian meal of mtori green banana soup and maharage ya nazi coconut bean stew shared with staff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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His French onion soup is chock full of roasted oxtail meat.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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This project encountered several delays, and POSCO dropped it a few years ago due to difficulties in acquiring land, according to a Reuters report.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Using Opta’s power rankings to estimate the relative difficulty of each side’s remaining games, Carlos Corberan’s Valencia have the most to fear.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Diamond-copper composite Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a diamond-copper composite material and deployed it on an AI computing node in Zhengzhou, Henan province.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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These efforts are positioning the country as a key node in global supply chains.—
Angela Chitkara,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The ballet troupe’s 25th anniversary production follows Jack and Jill down a rabbit hole, through a cave of wonders and into Neverland, set upon music by Charlie Chaplin, Carl Davis, Carmen DeLeone and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
22 Apr. 2026
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Refreshing your outdoor living space or furnishing a new one, though, can lead you down a whole rabbit hole of options.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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