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Recent Examples of hot-tempered
In addition, teens who are dealing with intense emotions that are hard to cope with are often hot-tempered and easily irritated.
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Staff Author, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
What is the strategy for living with someone who is exceedingly hot-tempered?
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The movie co-stars Albert Finney as an acclaimed and hot-tempered writer named George and Keaton as Faith, the wife and mother of his children, who gave up her own dreams to support him, only to get thrown over for a younger woman (Karen Allen).
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
Robbie is a complicated man, at once incredibly compassionate and deeply self-centered, philosophical and brooding but also impulsive and hot-tempered.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Laura is observant, tender, strong-willed, hot-tempered.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 May 2025
Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley: The intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Benoist will play Bree Buckley, the intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
Staff Author, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
What is the strategy for living with someone who is exceedingly hot-tempered?
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The movie co-stars Albert Finney as an acclaimed and hot-tempered writer named George and Keaton as Faith, the wife and mother of his children, who gave up her own dreams to support him, only to get thrown over for a younger woman (Karen Allen).
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
Robbie is a complicated man, at once incredibly compassionate and deeply self-centered, philosophical and brooding but also impulsive and hot-tempered.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Laura is observant, tender, strong-willed, hot-tempered.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 May 2025
Melissa Benoist as Bree Buckley: The intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024
Benoist will play Bree Buckley, the intelligent and hot-tempered Buckley who formerly oversaw the fishery’s finances and, like her father, has allowed alcohol to ruin her bright future.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot-tempered
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Marius’ character was a bit of a plot twist, being one of the more openly antagonistic characters, in the beginning, at least.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, even when she’s supposed to play the most antagonistic female archetype, Darlene is simply too much of a mood and a vibe, and her fundamentally anti-Karen nature is good for TV but bad for the judging criteria in this challenge.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The 45th president’s victory in the crowded 2016 primary effectively toppled the existing Republican Establishment, injecting the party with a combination of populism and distrust that was especially hostile to the way things were done before.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Customers will keep fighting back with dirty returns, unused reservations and hostile reviews.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Although Daisy does not have any lines in the film, the video game incarnation of her is known to be energetic and feisty.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Norma Harris was a feisty, independent-minded business owner who did not respond docilely when Glenn Harris first sought and was granted temporary guardianship over his mother’s estate, Hal Harris said.—
JC Hallman,
Oklahoma Watch,
22 Mar. 2026
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Never has the United States had a secretary of defense less capable, more egregiously belligerent, or less suited to provide civilian direction of a war than Pete Hegseth.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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If anything, the regime is more defiant, belligerent, and brazen, determined to prevail at any cost.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The critics are not kind to him in either performance, but Scorsese is impressed with his work ethic and pugnacious attitude.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The flag-waving, the face paint, the pugnacious songs, the banners, the bellicose taunts at the opponents, the arms flung out in unison foster a collective spirit that can turn violent at times.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Your 9th House of Mental Growth takes the spotlight as the empathetic Moon fusses over combative Mars.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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She was fired by Trump following a series of combative congressional hearings, in which she was questioned about the agency's aggressive immigration enforcement actions, which culminated in the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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As recently as 2022, Pahlavi was trying to work within the often quarrelsome sphere of Iranian diaspora politics.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The only thing that puts wind in The Disappear’s heavy sails is the real people attempting to give some sense of depth, breadth, and humor to the near-caricatures on stage — especially the play’s quarrelsome leads.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Administration officials have similarly framed her as a pragmatic counterpart willing to engage on energy, migration and security issues — a sharp contrast with the more confrontational posture associated with Maduro’s rule.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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During the major social upheavals of 2011 and 2019, students adopted a confrontational stance against the political and business elite to demand systemic reforms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Hot-tempered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot-tempered. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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