hot waters

Definition of hot watersnext
plural of hot water
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Noun
  • Luke Healy makes soups, so his business is called Luke’s Soups.
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For generations, broths and creamy soups have offered low-effort, high-reward comfort in the morning, when the body wants warmth before anything else.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When moving the cursor to the endpoint, players can maneuver it to nodes that activate ailments or extra damage.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • None of the nodes has USB ports, which are rare on mesh systems.
    John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The wayward high-schoolers of the HBO series are now young adults, encountering the difficulties that come with entering the real world and trying to establish themselves.
    Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Hot waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20waters. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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