hot water

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Recent Examples of hot water The Baltimore Ravens could be in hot water for the team's last-minute change to star quarterback Lamar Jackson's practice status heading into Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 Yes, even the instructions for iced coffee on the package advise using a bit of hot water to dissolve the powder, then adding ice and cold water. Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025 Americano Americano is a shot of espresso that’s diluted with hot water, resulting in a smoother and more balanced flavor. Laura Schober, Health, 23 Oct. 2025 Tariq Bokhari was known for his outspoken approach that landed the city in hot water earlier this year. Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
Noun
  • Starr will play the Campbell's soup-depicting icon in the upcoming Samo Lives, a biopic about Jean-Michel Basquiat.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Make More Meals in the Slow Cooker Fall is the beginning of soup season!
    Colleen Murphy, Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cheryl Burke slams 'cruel' speculation about her appearance The two-time champion also reflected on the difficulties of navigating the dynamic between dancing pros and the judges.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The jury president acknowledged the difficulty of comparing the diverse slate of competition titles.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Barabasi Lab’s Nature 150, for instance, conveys the importance of intellectual influence by creating a galaxy-like network of scientific papers and allowing users to travel through its colorful constellations of nodes and links.
    Big Think, Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The bottom of each shoe has foam bumps on it, which Nike calls nodes.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This is a beautiful week to plan a trip, take a course, or follow a philosophical rabbit hole that intrigues you.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The show stars Robinson as a guy who gets drawn into a rabbit hole after a workplace mishap.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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