hot waters

noun

plural of hot water
as in soups

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  1. soups
  2. nodes
  3. difficulties
Noun
  • But the government cited detention-center records showing the brothers had been permitted to buy beef jerky, Snickers bars, noodle soups, toiletries, vitamins and headphones.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There are also soups, breakfast and lunch sandwiches and salads.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of soups
Noun
  • Religious leaders, local business owners, mayors, journalists, teachers and even neighbors are all nodes in their local communities who need to be enlisted.
    — Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • On trade, an artisanal approach would mean investing in new infrastructure nodes built around corridors and ports, such as the Lobito Corridor, a logistics route connecting mineral-rich central Africa to the Atlantic.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodes
Noun
  • If stress itself is taken as evidence that a relationship is unhealthy, the normal difficulties of human interaction begin to look pathological.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Nigeria will rejoin FTSE Russell's frontier market equity indexes on September 21, reversing its 2023 removal due to foreign exchange repatriation difficulties.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of difficulties
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“Hot waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20waters. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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