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as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona
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as in warm
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a torrid love affair
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Trending on Billboard Hallucinating Love arrives after a particularly torrid period since their last LP, 2018’s Kingdoms in Colour.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
The cryptocurrency’s torrid run got a boost from market expectations that the Fed would trim rates again this week.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
The security market continues to grow at a torrid pace, and new entrants jump in seemingly daily.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Jacksonville was on a torrid run heading into the second of its back-to-back games in the English capital and its fans’ fears would not have been eased by the Jaguars’ start to the game at Wembley.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
The cryptocurrency’s torrid run got a boost from market expectations that the Fed would trim rates again this week.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
The security market continues to grow at a torrid pace, and new entrants jump in seemingly daily.
—Matt Kimball, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Jacksonville was on a torrid run heading into the second of its back-to-back games in the English capital and its fans’ fears would not have been eased by the Jaguars’ start to the game at Wembley.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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The Brutalist is a Fitzcarraldo fable of artistic endeavor, a universal immigrant tale and a searing indictment of capitalism Jones plays opposite Brody as Tóth’s wife, Erzsébet, in an indelible portrait of a woman physically broken by war who remains resolutely unbroken in spirit.Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
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The nearly three-hour podcast was a perfect storm of virality: comedy, conspiracy, and searing insult, leaving the internet in tatters.Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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To keep warm, pack an insulated coat or jacket designed to block out the wind.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
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Dev rolled down the cuffs of his shirt to keep warm.Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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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
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Yamada focuses her work on culture, identity and politics, and is passionate about using her lens to connect with people, share their stories and make a meaningful impact in their communities.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Montessori was passionate about education from a young age.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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But even after El Niño ended and a more moderate La Niña cycle took over, the oceans stayed hot, with sea surface temperatures from July to December 2024 entering the record books second only to the same period in 2023.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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Too hot, and Treasury yields might rise; too cold, and fears of an economic slowdown could halt stocks, Goldman Sachs said.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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In 2021, a storm killed over 240 people and left millions of residents without power sparking intense backlash for ERCOT.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Flames were pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could fuel any spark into a fast-moving and erratic wildfire.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Or waste could also be deposited in deep shafts where two tectonic plates meet and the waste could be left to slide down into the Earth's molten mantle.David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
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Proof is in this rich and decadent molten cake that has a creamy peanut butter center.Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Torrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrid. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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