as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow
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Recent Examples of piping hot
Fast forward to 2025, and Korean skin care is piping hot.
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Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
Wondering what a piping hot baked potato and bacteria have to do with each other?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
At the other end, George stayed piping hot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The beignets are still piping hot, the frozen margaritas still frosty.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
Wondering what a piping hot baked potato and bacteria have to do with each other?
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
At the other end, George stayed piping hot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The beignets are still piping hot, the frozen margaritas still frosty.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for piping hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
Adjective
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The film, a searing exploration of the country’s flawed prison system, also stars Rivals frontman Alex Hassell and British R&B artist Ray BLK.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nowhere perhaps was the searing heat more evident than at Melbourne Park, where the usual crowds thronging outside the Australian Open tennis tournament dwindled to a ghost town as temperatures soared.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But the audience size showed that a hot musical act could attract a significant chunk of the audience already gathered to watch the game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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At this stage in its evolution, the central star, the one that’s contracting down on its way to becoming a white dwarf, is only slightly hotter than the Sun is.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Scientists also suspect that lava tubes, a subsurface conduit for molten lava, are present on the moon and Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Scientists have long wondered how much hydrogen might be buried in Earth’s molten metal engine, and have analyzed chemical interactions in iron to try to estimate the metallic core’s hydrogen reservoir.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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