as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
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Recent Examples of white-hot
The idea is to get people talking by putting a white-hot spotlight on those hero products and then presenting a very focused brand, an effort that was meant to be helped along by taking direct control over the U.S. wholesale business G-III previously managed.
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
The movie also comes as the once white-hot market for superhero films has cooled, both domestically and abroad.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Five months after dropping anchor in Davie, his Caribbean-themed, swashbuckler-friendly hangout will open a sister restaurant in white-hot Flagler Village sometime this July, per an Instagram post.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
The forthcoming Netflix series Black Rabbit stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman as the brothers behind a white-hot restaurant and VIP lounge in New York City.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
The movie also comes as the once white-hot market for superhero films has cooled, both domestically and abroad.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Five months after dropping anchor in Davie, his Caribbean-themed, swashbuckler-friendly hangout will open a sister restaurant in white-hot Flagler Village sometime this July, per an Instagram post.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
The forthcoming Netflix series Black Rabbit stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman as the brothers behind a white-hot restaurant and VIP lounge in New York City.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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High-Heat-Safe Alternatives While enameled cast-iron cookware is excellent to use for braising, roasting, baking, or gentle stovetop cooking, certain high heat applications like searing steak or blackening fish are best done in other types of pans, like traditional cast iron or stainless steel.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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After all, Miami seemingly has stamina to withstand searing heat after practicing in it all summer, while the opponent typically comes to town ill-prepared for the oppressive temperatures and humidity.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 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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With the debates coming later this month, the campaign water is set to get hotter.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Significantly diseased leaves should be raked and removed from the area and disposed of properly, such as by burying, burning where allowed, or hot composting, according to UW-Madison.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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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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This cake is best slightly underbaked so the center is molten like a lava cake.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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To bring sand to its molten state, the furnace must be heated to over 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit (1,500 degrees Celisus) for as long as 50 hours, which requires burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, releasing greenhouse gases.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white-hot. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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