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
Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
This isn't the first time sportsbooks have used the white-hot spotlight around and popularity of the couple as a business opportunity.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
In the white-hot crypto trading environment, where market opportunities can appear and disappear in hours, the temptation is to optimize for pure speed.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Where else but McNally’s still-white-hot celebreteria Balthazar.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
This isn't the first time sportsbooks have used the white-hot spotlight around and popularity of the couple as a business opportunity.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
In the white-hot crypto trading environment, where market opportunities can appear and disappear in hours, the temptation is to optimize for pure speed.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Where else but McNally’s still-white-hot celebreteria Balthazar.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
Adjective
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Its lighter, more delicate texture is best suited to baking, poaching, or searing.—
Rachael Zimlich,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Racking up enthusiastic reviews, Dave’s Hot Chicken has made a searing entry into the Boise market.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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From here, baking in the heat, general admission fans can watch elite guests queue for private hot laps, while VIP ticket holders dine at exclusive cantinas and hospitality areas.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The increasingly inaccessible real estate market is a hot topic among would-be homeowners these days, leaving shoppers looking for alternative options in the form of rentals, nomadic living, and yes, tiny homes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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For the Paris premiere, Kardashian wore an icy blue, body-hugging gown from Christian Dior’s spring 2000 collection by John Galliano—and later that night, slipped into a molten gold corset from Alexander McQueen’s summer 1997 Givenchy couture collection to celebrate her 45th birthday.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The most recent eruption occurred in June, spewing thick clouds of gas and molten rock as high as 4 miles into the air at some points.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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