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: one who shows intense emotion or partisanship
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: a small red candy strongly flavored with cinnamon
Synonyms
Examples of red-hot in a Sentence
Noun
the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue
Recent Examples on the Web
Staff Author, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The findings show how some executives are searching for ways to attract and retain talent in a red-hot job market where many employees feel over-worked and underpaid.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The lineup has been red-hot, with multiple players clicking at the same time.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Pam Raphael pulled up to the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday afternoon bearing ice-cold treats and red-hot anger.
—Rowan Moore Gerety, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, red-hot interest in AI talent fueled a bidding war that has, for instance, moved Elon Musk to raise salaries for Tesla engineers at the risk of their being lured away.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Morgan Wallen was booked into jail early Monday morning for allegedly hurling a chair from the sixth-floor roof of a downtown Nashville bar and concert venue — the latest in a string of public incidents for the red-hot country music star.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Few scenes in Nashville and beyond are as vibrant and exciting as the red-hot Red Dirt movement presently transforming once-regional names like Parker McCollum, who performed on the CMT Awards, and Zach Bryan, who did not, into mainstream stars.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Betting favorites for the year’s first of four majors are red-hot Scottie Scheffler at +500, Rory McIlory at +1000 and traitor Rahm at +1300.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
Adjective
The 43-year-old reality star and entrepreneur unveiled her brand new swimwear collection with a series of red-hot photos shot by legendary British photographer Nick Knight and styled by Carine Roitfeld.
—Staff Author, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
The findings show how some executives are searching for ways to attract and retain talent in a red-hot job market where many employees feel over-worked and underpaid.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The lineup has been red-hot, with multiple players clicking at the same time.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Pam Raphael pulled up to the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday afternoon bearing ice-cold treats and red-hot anger.
—Rowan Moore Gerety, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, red-hot interest in AI talent fueled a bidding war that has, for instance, moved Elon Musk to raise salaries for Tesla engineers at the risk of their being lured away.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Morgan Wallen was booked into jail early Monday morning for allegedly hurling a chair from the sixth-floor roof of a downtown Nashville bar and concert venue — the latest in a string of public incidents for the red-hot country music star.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Few scenes in Nashville and beyond are as vibrant and exciting as the red-hot Red Dirt movement presently transforming once-regional names like Parker McCollum, who performed on the CMT Awards, and Zach Bryan, who did not, into mainstream stars.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Betting favorites for the year’s first of four majors are red-hot Scottie Scheffler at +500, Rory McIlory at +1000 and traitor Rahm at +1300.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-hot. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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