1
: very hot
2
: marked by extreme intensity, harshness, or emotional power
searing pain
a searing review
a searing portrayal
searingly
adverb
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Examples of searing in a Sentence
the searing heat of the fire
She felt a searing pain in her foot.
She made a searing attack on her political enemies.
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Larry Kramer's searing indictment of mainstream media and the healthcare establishment in the early years of the AIDS crisis is as powerful as ever.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Le Pen delivered a searing account of the political drama that had consumed the country since June 9th.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
There’s also a daring bit of improv and a searing indictment of AI.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Part memoir, part reportage, Thompson’s book is not only an elegiac tribute to a child whose life was cut short too soon, but also a searing indictment of the system that enabled the lynching and the subsequent cover-up.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Le Pen delivered a searing account of the political drama that had consumed the country since June 9th.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
There’s also a daring bit of improv and a searing indictment of AI.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Part memoir, part reportage, Thompson’s book is not only an elegiac tribute to a child whose life was cut short too soon, but also a searing indictment of the system that enabled the lynching and the subsequent cover-up.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Searing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searing. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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