white-hot
adjective
1
: being at or radiating white heat
2
a
: extremely hot
b
: exhibiting or marked by extreme fervor or zeal
white-hot enthusiasm
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the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
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Davis’ white-hot gala will take place on Feb. 1, the same day of the Special Merit Awards, which will pay tribute to Prince, Frankie Beverly, The Clash, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Roxanne Shante and Frankie Valli.
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Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2018, astronomers observed that the black hole’s corona – a cloud of whirling, white-hot plasma – suddenly disappeared before reassembling months later.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Gomez accentuated the dress with a pair of white-hot, pointed-toe heels with a strap around the ankle.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Decent talent but sloppy at the wrong times and no serious superstar candidates to suddenly get white-hot for a run.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
In 2018, astronomers observed that the black hole’s corona – a cloud of whirling, white-hot plasma – suddenly disappeared before reassembling months later.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Gomez accentuated the dress with a pair of white-hot, pointed-toe heels with a strap around the ankle.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Decent talent but sloppy at the wrong times and no serious superstar candidates to suddenly get white-hot for a run.
—Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-hot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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