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Recent Examples of hot-bloodedness
The horse’s hot-bloodedness was something to overpower.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot-bloodedness
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In fact, while bitcoin’s been in a price slump, the stock market has notched several all-time record highs and capital is rotating elsewhere as investors chase the chip rally and their obsession with AI infrastructure grows.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Interest in the author’s life can curdle into obsession, as in Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, in which the narrator embraces any deception necessary to acquire the letters of a dead poet.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Noun
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But the proud born-again evangelical is channeling the zeal of an old-fashioned tent revival, even if some of his rhetoric falls far outside the bounds of the Good Book.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Logically, based on a day-to-day common pattern, a person with high energy might merely be a sign of inspiration and zeal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The most common symptoms are diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Early signs such as fever or weakness can resemble other viruses, before progressing to diarrhea and vomiting.—
Jane Weaver,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Noun
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For many, love begins as a whirlwind period where infatuation, chemistry and excitement eclipse nearly everything else.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Backdropped by New York’s ’80s AIDS crisis, the film sees Ford’s character develop a painstaking infatuation with Jimmy, despite the latter’s declining health.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Even after the glow of the Cup has faded, opportunities to plug into Scotland’s football fanaticism will continue.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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Global warming led to international tensions, and a mixture of religious fanaticism and failures in governance gave way to nuclear annihilation.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Pixar's social media accounts began leaning into the excitement over the next few days.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Each year or so, a fresh occasion arises to gather in excitement about the Beatles.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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Western, for his part, had by this time recovered something of his usual bluster, and began again upon the subject of Blifil, commending his estate and his family with great earnestness, as though these considerations alone ought to have settled the matter long since.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Even if the earnestness is genuine, Véliz worries that the use of religious terminology and imagery around AI—deliberately or not—can make honest conversation harder to have.—
Chris Stokel-Walker,
Scientific American,
26 May 2026
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The nose offers aromas of caramel, vanilla, and toffee, set against a pronounced baking spice, citrus zest, and an herbal-minty rye character.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Garnish with lemon zest and Parmesan cheese.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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“Hot-bloodedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot-bloodedness. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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