1
as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona
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as in warm
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a torrid love affair
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Recent Examples of torrid
The torrid romance between Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston lasted almost exactly the length of The Break-Up‘s 2006 promotional window.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Executives overall are under more pressure, as evidenced by the torrid pace of total CEO ousters in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Arguably, the consensus is now a bit complacent regarding the potential impact of tariff outcomes, lulled by a slow-and-steady economy helped by a torrid tech capex binge.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 2025
After recovering from hip surgery, Daniels, who played second base, had a torrid junior season for the Huskies, voted Big East player of the year, hitting .365 with 18 home runs and 75 RBI in 54 games.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Executives overall are under more pressure, as evidenced by the torrid pace of total CEO ousters in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
Arguably, the consensus is now a bit complacent regarding the potential impact of tariff outcomes, lulled by a slow-and-steady economy helped by a torrid tech capex binge.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 2025
After recovering from hip surgery, Daniels, who played second base, had a torrid junior season for the Huskies, voted Big East player of the year, hitting .365 with 18 home runs and 75 RBI in 54 games.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrid
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There’s a significant battery life tax to pay for the microLED model’s searing brightness, too.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the gifted Argentinian auteur has never tackled the issue as directly as in Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), a searing and detailed chronicle of murder, bigotry and robbery on a massive scale that also marks the director’s first feature-length documentary.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Forget the crowds of other Rocky Mountain destinations—Durango gives visitors a warm Colorado welcome, and then some.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fall and winter are ideal for testing the soil in flower and vegetable gardens, as well as warm-season turfgrass lawns.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 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
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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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While traditional agencies mainly focus on commission structures, Iftiu built his organization around leadership development and recruiting salespeople who are passionate about putting clients first.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Use hot sausage or chicken sausage for a different flavor profile.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The semiconductor firm, whose AI chips have been a hot item for those involved in the artificial intelligence world, has been considered the number one among tech analysts and investors.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2022
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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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Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This question — which strikes at the heart of a perennial issue in American politics, frequently reignited by recurring mass shootings — sparked an intense partisan divide.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Torrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrid. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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