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
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.
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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
In many ways, quiet Formentera is the opposite of her famous sister island, the white-hot clubbing mecka of Ibiza, just 30 minutes away.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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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
In many ways, quiet Formentera is the opposite of her famous sister island, the white-hot clubbing mecka of Ibiza, just 30 minutes away.
—Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for white-hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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Netflix continues to expand its reality TV universe, with The Ultimatum franchise returning for another searing test of love and commitment.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
2 July 2025
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Football is certainly another, which is why rapper Kendrick Lamar’s willingness to hold a mirror to America during his Super Bowl halftime performance was so searing in its power.—
Andrea Williams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 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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Without a hot fastball, even as a tease pitch, the tightrope becomes slimmer.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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Learning New Skills That Are Hot Enriching yourself with new skills is always worth it, but focusing on hot skills is even more rewarding.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The action star, 62, now has a Guinness World Records title for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, the organization announced Thursday, June 5.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
5 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
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Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this rifting, but a new study in Nature Geoscience suggests it is caused by rhythmic pulses of molten rock from deep below the surface.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
7 July 2025
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That involves a narrow escape from its fiery vat of molten steel.—
Peter Balonon-Rosen,
Vox,
4 July 2025
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white-hot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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