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
The movie turned her into an international icon, as well as putting Saint-Tropez on the white-hot map.
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Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
The expression on the face of a near-naked person who has just been handed a white-hot stovepipe.
—Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
During the white-hot 2021 cycle—when bidding wars broke out at nearly every price point—sellers who wanted to maximize price often chose to go live rather than stay quiet.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
Global trade tensions are ongoing, and market observers are increasingly warning of a selloff in the white-hot equity markets that have underpinned the M&A resurgence.
—Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
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Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
The expression on the face of a near-naked person who has just been handed a white-hot stovepipe.
—Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
During the white-hot 2021 cycle—when bidding wars broke out at nearly every price point—sellers who wanted to maximize price often chose to go live rather than stay quiet.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2025
Global trade tensions are ongoing, and market observers are increasingly warning of a selloff in the white-hot equity markets that have underpinned the M&A resurgence.
—Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
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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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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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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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