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Recent Examples of hot water
Using hot water makes the dissolving happen faster.
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Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
27 June 2026
Dissolves in hot water and forms a gel upon cooling.
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Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2026
But the latest event created new vents, sent hot water and sediment into the Firehole River and eventually formed a new boiling pool where solid ground had existed just days earlier.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Even so, around 40% of the energy consumed in the European Union (EU) is used in buildings, mostly for heating, cooling and hot water.
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Amy Gunia,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
27 June 2026
Dissolves in hot water and forms a gel upon cooling.
—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
26 June 2026
But the latest event created new vents, sent hot water and sediment into the Firehole River and eventually formed a new boiling pool where solid ground had existed just days earlier.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Even so, around 40% of the energy consumed in the European Union (EU) is used in buildings, mostly for heating, cooling and hot water.
—
Amy Gunia,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
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Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.
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Another frequent mistake is over-saucing the pasta, treating it like soup by pouring a heavy layer over plain pasta, which, as Rummo notes, can cause the sauce to sink to the bottom of the bowl.
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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Even if polls point to a majority, a potential coalition spanning left, right, center and Arab parties would face real difficulty forming a government – and keeping it together.
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Snip the entire stalk, not just the flower head, of individual wilting or dying flowers down to the node so the plant will send out new blooms.
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Sign contracts for at least part of the capacity of a new node, then build capacity.
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Eventually, a rabbit hole will clog with documents.
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Chris is a freelance journalist who, when not writing or falling further down the Lego rabbit hole, indulges his taste for horror, sci-fi and the post-apocalyptic.
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