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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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Recent Examples of torrid
Bregman, the reigning American League Gold Glove Award winner at third base, is off to a torrid start, slashing .327/.401/.612 with an AL-leading 15 doubles.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
That means all of Carlo Ancelotti’s first-choice back four — Dani Carvajal, Rudiger, Eder Militao and Mendy — are now sidelined in what has been a torrid season for Madrid.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The impetus for the drink was the torrid love affair between vanilla and passion fruit—passion fruit is a front palate scene-stealer with electric acidity, which is completed by the low and lingering resonant sweetness of vanilla (a combination vividly mapped by the Pornstar Martini).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
James couldn’t find a shot after his torrid stretch, even hitting the side of the backboard with a corner heave with the Lakers down 111-104 with 1:26 left.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
That means all of Carlo Ancelotti’s first-choice back four — Dani Carvajal, Rudiger, Eder Militao and Mendy — are now sidelined in what has been a torrid season for Madrid.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The impetus for the drink was the torrid love affair between vanilla and passion fruit—passion fruit is a front palate scene-stealer with electric acidity, which is completed by the low and lingering resonant sweetness of vanilla (a combination vividly mapped by the Pornstar Martini).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
James couldn’t find a shot after his torrid stretch, even hitting the side of the backboard with a corner heave with the Lakers down 111-104 with 1:26 left.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrid
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Peña said that because the physical changes to the third floor will be minimal, the new flea market should be open in the next couple of weeks — just in time to avoid Miami’s searing summer heat and sudden thunderstorms.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Pyroclastic clouds, or a dense mixture of ash, gas and rock dispersed during a volcanic eruption, caused a searing, rapid avalanche of debris to fill the home, Zuchtriegel said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Soak your grates in a mixture of warm water and vinegar.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Hollywood’s obsession with IP and sequels certainly hasn’t gone away, and the upcoming warm months will feature a number of remakes that nobody really asked for.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 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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Gabriella is a cousin of King Charles through her father Prince Michael's side of the family and a passionate musician who played an advisory role around the musical performances for Kate's Together at Christmas carol service in December at Westminster Abbey.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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It’s been possible, but hard to find Fettercairn from independent bottlers in the United States, and those who seek it out are passionate about it, Boice said.—
Gina Pace,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The lake has experienced issues with E. coli in some coves, and algal blooms can occur during hot summer months.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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And the doctors who don’t say that are just jealous of your hot little baby.—
Megan Amram,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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Equal to Tesfaye’s navel-gazing, Shults uses every trick in the music-video playbook to conjure a vivid, ultra-saturated but not quite realistic universe where the Weeknd is a brightly burning sun everyone revolves around.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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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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That evening, there was intense fighting between the Army and the R.S.F, but Wanis slipped outside anyway.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Losing someone the caliber of Soto’s track record stung the Yankees and certainly their fans based on the reaction of an intense Subway Series.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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This complex is highly mobile in the molten sections of the mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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For instance, a 2022 analysis suggested that in the first billion years, when the Moon was covered in molten rock, giant rocks formed as the magma cooled and solidified.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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“Torrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrid. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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