1
: very hot
2
: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power
searing pain
a searing review
a searing portrayal
searingly
adverb
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the searing heat of the fire
She felt a searing pain in her foot.
She made a searing attack on her political enemies.
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Briarcliff Entertainment has set a March theatrical release date for the Oscar-qualified documentary October 8, a searing examination of antisemitism that erupted after the Hamas terror attack on Israel of October 7, 2023.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
At the end of the day, room could not be found for even Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a past Oscar nominee who swept the major critics awards for her searing turn in Hard Truths, or Angelina Jolie, a past Oscar winner and the A-lister of A-listers, who seemed an early front-runner for the biopic Maria.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Working for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in California’s 1964 Republican presidential primary, the pair ran a searing campaign against Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, falling just shy of an upset.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Clinton’s comments come as Democrats have been searching for answers amid the searing presidential and Senate loss.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
At the end of the day, room could not be found for even Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a past Oscar nominee who swept the major critics awards for her searing turn in Hard Truths, or Angelina Jolie, a past Oscar winner and the A-lister of A-listers, who seemed an early front-runner for the biopic Maria.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Working for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in California’s 1964 Republican presidential primary, the pair ran a searing campaign against Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, falling just shy of an upset.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Clinton’s comments come as Democrats have been searching for answers amid the searing presidential and Senate loss.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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