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 white-hot Texas economy may have recently cooled, but one of North America’s largest banks still sees significant upside and is advising business leaders to take a more judicious approach in the current economic climate.
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
But after the Leafs’ 3-2 shootout loss to the white-hot Buffalo Sabres, Matthews’ injury and subsequent absence from the team was still front of mind for the Leafs.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
On a recent Friday behind the meat counter at The Knife Parrilla Argentina, chef Leonardo Velazco hovers over a parade of a dozen meats, pineapple and green peppers sizzling over white-hot coals.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
No ordinary exterminator can vanquish these genius roaches, who are not only brilliant but also full of a white-hot thirst for revenge that can never be sated.
—Jonathan Zeller, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
But after the Leafs’ 3-2 shootout loss to the white-hot Buffalo Sabres, Matthews’ injury and subsequent absence from the team was still front of mind for the Leafs.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
On a recent Friday behind the meat counter at The Knife Parrilla Argentina, chef Leonardo Velazco hovers over a parade of a dozen meats, pineapple and green peppers sizzling over white-hot coals.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
No ordinary exterminator can vanquish these genius roaches, who are not only brilliant but also full of a white-hot thirst for revenge that can never be sated.
—Jonathan Zeller, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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The term refers to warmer-than-average waters along the equatorial Pacific that can influence weather across the globe, raising the odds of searing drought in some regions and torrential rain in others.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Paramount+’s The Madison is a tale of two shows, one a dire lampooning of snooty New York elites and one a searing portrait of grief and healing anchored by Pfeiffer’s raw intensity.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 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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On April 18, that reverence will look like music, laughter and a line of people waiting for something hot out of the fryer — a simple plate carrying stories from across the world, all landing in one place.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Barred from his high school basketball team due to his temper, a hot-head, street-baller battles demons from his past and present to earn a spot on a summer league team and his last shot at a college basketball scholarship.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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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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And because our planet back then was a seething ball of magma, the lunar nearside should have been baked like crème brûlée, with the nearside turning molten and bubbly.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026
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Taken together, these insights helped scientists arrive at the current prevailing theory that a Mars-size object smashed into Earth, ejecting a blob of molten material from our planet that became the moon.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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