hotness

as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval the phenomenal hotness of the movie's stars is the driving force behind all of the advance publicity

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Recent Examples of hotness After all, her hotness ruined him for all other women. Esther Zuckerman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025 The spicy jerk chicken had a marinated sauce that gave it a pungent hotness. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Both Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath crested in popularity in the 1970s, capturing die-hard fans amid the growing popularity of rock.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Once shunned by investors who were drawn to an environmental, social and governance lens, defense assets have surged in popularity in light of geopolitical turmoil and pledges by Germany and other European Union members to ramp up defense spending.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Long before the video diary became the en vogue format of personal expression on YouTube and social media platforms like TikTok, Ross McElwee was America’s preeminent first-person filmmaker.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Multiverse, based in Donostia, Spain, is working at the intersection of two of technology’s most in-vogue fields—AI and quantum computing.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Odds are not in your favor The Powerball jackpot is incredibly difficult to win; hitting the jackpot is less likely than these unexpected events.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The trio – who had never appeared together in public before – formed the defiant face of an emerging bloc of illiberal leaders determined to push back against Western rules and tilt the global balance of power in their favor.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Hotness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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