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: one who shows intense emotion or partisanship
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: a small red candy strongly flavored with cinnamon
Examples of red-hot in a Sentence
Adjective
this red-hot sports car uses the latest technology for its engine design
don't touch the stove—it's red-hot
red-hot calls to action from both supporters and opponents of the war
a show that is this year's red-hot sitcom
Noun
the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
But betting on a red-hot player to go under his points prop is one way to take advantage of the fact that even an elite scorer like SGA is bound to come back down to earth at some point.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Reflecting current buyer preferences among new vehicles, seven of the top 10 are either SUVs or pickup trucks, with the remaining three being red-hot sports cars and not a sedan in sight.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Digitally recreating the complex chemistry between your food and your tongue is a major challenge, but a new device called the e-Taste is giving it a red-hot go.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
CrowdStrike has been under pressure over the past three weeks as part of the reversal of red-hot momentum tech stocks and the broader market sell-off on economic and tariff fears.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
But betting on a red-hot player to go under his points prop is one way to take advantage of the fact that even an elite scorer like SGA is bound to come back down to earth at some point.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Reflecting current buyer preferences among new vehicles, seven of the top 10 are either SUVs or pickup trucks, with the remaining three being red-hot sports cars and not a sedan in sight.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Digitally recreating the complex chemistry between your food and your tongue is a major challenge, but a new device called the e-Taste is giving it a red-hot go.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-hot. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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