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
In Silicon Valley’s white-hot race for artificial intelligence supremacy, mind-boggling pay packages are part of the industry’s recruitment push.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025
On Tuesday, news helicopters overhead captured the dramatic moment a fire inside a warehouse filled with fireworks sparked an explosion, sending white-hot sparks streaking through the air and starting a wildfire that continues to burn.
—Nathan Solis
follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Throw it on over a beige bikini with some sandals for a white-hot look that stuns on a sweltering day.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
As if on cue, five of Travel + Leisure’s favorite retailers—Birkenstock, Athleta, Samsonite, J.Crew, and Amazon—have just launched white-hot sales on travel clothes, durable luggage, and tech gear ahead of this weekend.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2025
On Tuesday, news helicopters overhead captured the dramatic moment a fire inside a warehouse filled with fireworks sparked an explosion, sending white-hot sparks streaking through the air and starting a wildfire that continues to burn.
—Nathan Solis
follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Throw it on over a beige bikini with some sandals for a white-hot look that stuns on a sweltering day.
—Rana Good, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
As if on cue, five of Travel + Leisure’s favorite retailers—Birkenstock, Athleta, Samsonite, J.Crew, and Amazon—have just launched white-hot sales on travel clothes, durable luggage, and tech gear ahead of this weekend.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
Adjective
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The pans have spacious surface areas for better searing and browning, and the cooking surface isn’t particularly sticky either.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 July 2025
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About a dozen have visited or have plans to make stops in the early primary states, such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, 60, who in April caught attention for delivering a searing speech in New Hampshire aimed at 'do-nothing' Democrats.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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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During a hot Thursday in Houston, Legette got the big-play party started against the Texans.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lunch special for the month of August is a hot honey pimento cheese sandwich on homemade white bread served with a garden side salad ($11.95).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 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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Tom Cruise has been awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, netting a whopping 16 flaming jumps while filming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Hours after the fire was put out, the smell of molten metal was present throughout the ramp between the second and third floors of the garage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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The first molten metal recently glided from one new three-story furnace, oozed down chutes and spilled into 26-foot casting cylinders, deep in the floor of the expansion.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white-hot. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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