blistering
adjective
blis·ter·ing
ˈbli-st(ə-)riŋ 
1
: extremely intense or severe
blistering heat
2
: very rapid
a blistering pace
blistering
adverb
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a hockey player with a blistering slap shot
even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held
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At the racetrack, that performance envelope helped this sports car charge at a blistering, consistent 350-KW rate and a peak of about 380 KW; despite both car and charger being held to a constant 500-amp current over most of the charging curve, the lower end of potential voltage.
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
Even with that caveat, Monday was a blistering and memorable procurement cascade.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
On a blistering hot day in August, DPW worker Ronald Silver II, a 36-year-old father of five, collapsed on his trash route in Canton and died.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Key Background Fresh off of its best nine-month start to the year since 1997, the S&P has returned a blistering 23% year-to-date and 66% over the last two years, as an extended bull market emerged from 2022’s anxiety that hot inflation would pose a major overhang to stocks.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
Even with that caveat, Monday was a blistering and memorable procurement cascade.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
On a blistering hot day in August, DPW worker Ronald Silver II, a 36-year-old father of five, collapsed on his trash route in Canton and died.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
Key Background Fresh off of its best nine-month start to the year since 1997, the S&P has returned a blistering 23% year-to-date and 66% over the last two years, as an extended bull market emerged from 2022’s anxiety that hot inflation would pose a major overhang to stocks.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Blistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blistering. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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