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
Jury empanelment is set to begin on Tuesday for what promises to be a white-hot retrial.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Last Sunday, Duke took just 45 field goal attempts (compared to a whopping 68 FGA by Baylor) and managed to turn those into 89 points thanks to white-hot 64 percent shooting from the floor.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
For his part, Mott’s current white-hot athlete, Sovereignty, comes into Saturday’s contest in Hallandale already having won enough Kentucky Derby prep-race points, namely 60, so as not to need the 100-50-25-15-10 breakdown conferred on the top five finishers.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Miss Manners: Is my co-worker's 'public food' rule a real thing?
49ers clear the decks for Brock Purdy: Say goodbye to the ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ storyline
49ers clear the decks for Brock Purdy: Say goodbye to the 'Mr. Irrelevant' storyline
Silicon Valley’s white-hot tech economy pushed up housing costs.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Last Sunday, Duke took just 45 field goal attempts (compared to a whopping 68 FGA by Baylor) and managed to turn those into 89 points thanks to white-hot 64 percent shooting from the floor.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
For his part, Mott’s current white-hot athlete, Sovereignty, comes into Saturday’s contest in Hallandale already having won enough Kentucky Derby prep-race points, namely 60, so as not to need the 100-50-25-15-10 breakdown conferred on the top five finishers.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Miss Manners: Is my co-worker's 'public food' rule a real thing?
49ers clear the decks for Brock Purdy: Say goodbye to the ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ storyline
49ers clear the decks for Brock Purdy: Say goodbye to the 'Mr. Irrelevant' storyline
Silicon Valley’s white-hot tech economy pushed up housing costs.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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Pritzker — who was rumored to be on the shortlist to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate last year — issued a searing rebuke of the Trump administration, in his address.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 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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South Florida: While the region is expected to experience another hot and dry day besides a few stray late afternoon showers, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 29.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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In cities that have an uneven distribution of foliage, neighborhoods featuring more greenery can offer a relative cooling effect, enabling residents to better withstand dangerously hot summers.—
Henna Hundal,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 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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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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But a lot of lunar crystals seem to have formed from a second reservoir of molten rock 4.35 billion years ago.—
Robin George Andrews,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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As the molten rock cools into a solid, the pressure slowly forces the plates that hold North America and Europe farther apart.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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