as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow
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Recent Examples of piping hot
And the tortillas were piping hot and fresh.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Fresh pots of drip coffee, cappuccino, espresso—all were perfectly executed, and served piping hot.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Ralph Lauren, in general, is piping hot.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
Fast forward to 2025, and Korean skin care is piping hot.
—Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Fresh pots of drip coffee, cappuccino, espresso—all were perfectly executed, and served piping hot.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Ralph Lauren, in general, is piping hot.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
Fast forward to 2025, and Korean skin care is piping hot.
—Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for piping hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
Adjective
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.—
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semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Oscar had shown me pages of this searing fiction periodically.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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While ferocious heat dominates the region for much of the year, the Sky Islands remain cool thanks to their high elevation, providing the perfect escape from the searing weather below.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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The first quarter was back and forth until the Aces got hot, going on a 13-0 run over a 90-second stretch to break open a double-digit lead fueled by six points from Carter.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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When simmered in water just hot enough to bring it to a safe temperature, the meat will be juicy and tender.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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The work could improve the design and modeling of molten salt reactors, which are one of the leading concepts for advanced nuclear energy systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Neither rocky with a thick hydrogen atmosphere nor an ocean world, L 98-59 d might occupy a new class of molten, sulfurous exoplanet, according to a study in Nature Astronomy.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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