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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Related Articles The Red Sox will also have to contend with a white-hot Mets team without their manager, as Alex Cora is attending his daughter’s graduation from Boston College.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
This year’s guest list highlighted a healthy contingent of first-time attendees, expanding the who’s who of the night to include a variety of A-list athletes and Bollywood stars, as well as the castmembers of The White Lotus‘ white-hot third season.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Jin’s crescendo of bitterness had reached its peak and found a white-hot fury.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 May 2025
Zendaya arrived to the 2025 Met Gala red carpet with a white-hot look curated by her longtime collaborator and stylist Law Roach.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
This year’s guest list highlighted a healthy contingent of first-time attendees, expanding the who’s who of the night to include a variety of A-list athletes and Bollywood stars, as well as the castmembers of The White Lotus‘ white-hot third season.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Jin’s crescendo of bitterness had reached its peak and found a white-hot fury.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 6 May 2025
Zendaya arrived to the 2025 Met Gala red carpet with a white-hot look curated by her longtime collaborator and stylist Law Roach.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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Caminero, who was hitless in his previous 17 at-bats, led off with a searing homer to left-center, hit at 109.2 mph and carrying 409 feet.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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Dad can whip up incredible meals with cookware that offers the searing power of stainless steel and the easy cleanup of nonstick.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 June 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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Despite Benfica’s determination to preserve the core of a potentially special team, Fernandez returned to Portugal with Chelsea hot in pursuit.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Farmers are at the mercy of climate change, which can mean hotter days over longer periods, and unpredictable weather in the form of hurricanes, which can badly affect crops.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Keep scrolling for more can’t-miss deals and the answers to your most burning questions about Way Day.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Mud puddles are courageous, too, when returning the unblinking, burning gaze of the sky’s white eye.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
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Its oldest crystals formed 4.51 billion years ago from the stream of molten matter that got blasted off Earth by a giant impact event.—
Robin Andrews,
Wired News,
15 June 2025
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At the same time, however, Bush sought to address some of the underlying issues — the racist history of the LAPD, chief among them — that festered for decades before exploding into molten rage.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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