as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
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Recent Examples of white-hot
After a white-hot October (six goals), Mittelstadt scored just four times from Nov. 1 to Feb. 26.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
At the center of this low-budget indie was a white-hot performance.
—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Could the solution to soaring resale prices be … higher ticket prices?
To deal with white-hot demand, artists can try to play more shows at the biggest venues.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
In addition to adapting what’s arguably the most beloved Stan Lee and Jack Kirby property not yet seen in Disney’s MCU, Matt Shakman’s upcoming film also boasts a white-hot cast featuring Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2025
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
At the center of this low-budget indie was a white-hot performance.
—Wash Westmoreland, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
Could the solution to soaring resale prices be … higher ticket prices?
To deal with white-hot demand, artists can try to play more shows at the biggest venues.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 12 Feb. 2025
In addition to adapting what’s arguably the most beloved Stan Lee and Jack Kirby property not yet seen in Disney’s MCU, Matt Shakman’s upcoming film also boasts a white-hot cast featuring Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
Adjective
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Hackman’s searing turn as the hyper, gum-smacking Doyle in the documentary-style French Connection distinguished him as a leading man.—
Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Bouchard’s five-on-five on-ice outscoring is a searing total.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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Provide afternoon shade or filtered sunlight in hot climates.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Season to taste with salt, and serve hot with coconut chutney, sambar, and pickles if desired.—
Meher Mirza,
Saveur,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As previously reported, the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius released thermal energy roughly equivalent to 100,000 times the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, spewing molten rock, pumice, and hot ash over the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in particular.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Makky would make at least ten molds off the Steinbeck plaque, then cook them in a kiln at a thousand degrees, pour in molten nickel bronze, break the molds off, and water down the sand for reuse.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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