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
Its filtration method makes for a strong, balanced, and piping hot cup of coffee.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Pour a piping hot latte in there, and microplastics are more likely to come off.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Bartenders poured drinks and Libonate’s team served piping hot cups of bone broth.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Like Nara recommends, this dish is best piping hot or at least warm.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Pour a piping hot latte in there, and microplastics are more likely to come off.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Bartenders poured drinks and Libonate’s team served piping hot cups of bone broth.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Like Nara recommends, this dish is best piping hot or at least warm.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
Adjective
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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Pritzker — who was rumored to be on the shortlist to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate last year — issued a searing rebuke of the Trump administration, in his address.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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South Florida: While the region is expected to experience another hot and dry day besides a few stray late afternoon showers, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 29.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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In cities that have an uneven distribution of foliage, neighborhoods featuring more greenery can offer a relative cooling effect, enabling residents to better withstand dangerously hot summers.—
Henna Hundal,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But a lot of lunar crystals seem to have formed from a second reservoir of molten rock 4.35 billion years ago.—
Robin George Andrews,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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As the molten rock cools into a solid, the pressure slowly forces the plates that hold North America and Europe farther apart.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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