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: one who shows intense emotion or partisanship
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: a small red candy strongly flavored with cinnamon
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Adjective
this red-hot sports car uses the latest technology for its engine design
don't touch the stove—it's red-hot
red-hot calls to action from both supporters and opponents of the war
a show that is this year's red-hot sitcom
Noun
the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue
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Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Boston downgraded Brown from questionable to out for its matchup with the red-hot Hawks at TD Garden.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Next up, the Knicks will pick on opponents their own size, beginning with the red-hot Charlotte Hornets, who’ve won 12 of their last 15 games.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
In technology, the red-hot memory chip stocks dropped after Google announced a new compression technique that its researchers claim can reduce the memory costs for large language models and vector search engines.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Soon, other red-hot designers of the ’90s, like Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs, were vacationing there too.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Boston downgraded Brown from questionable to out for its matchup with the red-hot Hawks at TD Garden.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Next up, the Knicks will pick on opponents their own size, beginning with the red-hot Charlotte Hornets, who’ve won 12 of their last 15 games.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
In technology, the red-hot memory chip stocks dropped after Google announced a new compression technique that its researchers claim can reduce the memory costs for large language models and vector search engines.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-hot. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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