1
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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Recent Examples of torrid
Witten, who totaled 202 receiving yards on seven catches, continued his torrid season.
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Goodman continued his torrid streak at the plate.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Love burst onto the scene in 2023, putting together a torrid second half of the season and leading Green Bay to a stunning playoff appearance.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Vinnie Pasquantino is on a torrid pace this week.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
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Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
Goodman continued his torrid streak at the plate.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Love burst onto the scene in 2023, putting together a torrid second half of the season and leading Green Bay to a stunning playoff appearance.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Vinnie Pasquantino is on a torrid pace this week.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrid
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Written by Mahdi Asghari Azghadi and directed by Puya Mofid, this searing Iranian drama unfolds within the confines of an elementary school, where a teacher’s harsh discipline leaves a young Black student traumatized and voiceless.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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High-temperature cooking methods such as grilling, broiling, roasting, frying and searing can increase AGE content in food up to 100-fold compared to uncooked versions, according to a 2004 Mount Sinai study that measured AGE content under laboratory conditions.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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My face was cold by the end, but my body was totally warm.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Serve them warm, straight from the oven, with a drizzle of maple glaze and a hot cup of coffee.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 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
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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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By platforming industry experts and passionate entrepreneurs, Ducard is helping Pinterest expand into new arenas.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Boosting Confidence in Feeding Choices As someone who loves being a mom, Cardi B is equally passionate about advocating for other mothers, especially those who are new to the gig.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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In January 2018, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Keurig Green Mountain announced a merger, providing investors unique exposure to the fastest growing hot and cold beverage markets and their respective retail channels.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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It’s served hot, and the proper way to eat it is to squeeze some lemon juice, sprinkle it with spices like sumac and Aleppo pepper, and pile on a handful of parsley.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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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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Thus, current fears reinforce a pre-existing localism, and infuse it with new and intense emotions.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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After at least half a decade of acute concern about the way that platforms such as Instagram may affect young people, as well as intense debate about how best to keep kids safe online, Meta has arrived at a label that was invented in the 1980s because parents were upset by movies such as Gremlins.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Torrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrid. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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