hot water

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Recent Examples of hot water The Philadelphia Eagles safety, who recently found himself in hot water with Swifties, was traded on Tuesday, March 11, just a month after his remarks about Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chief's tight end Travis Kelce, went viral. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Back in 2050, on Earth, he and his best friend Timo (Steven Yeun) land in hot water with a predatory loan shark. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025 Impact craters also create friendly environments for microbial life, such as hot water pools, Kirkland said. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025 Multiple sinks did not have sufficiently hot water. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
Noun
  • Hearty soups are among my favorite pairings with white wines—from a dry Riesling to a round French blend.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Honestly, the sandwiches and sides such as macaroni and cheese, chili or soups are big enough to split.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At an international meeting on boosting border security and tackling people-smuggling, Starmer expressed frustration at the difficulty of stopping thousands of people a year risking the dangerous sea crossing from France.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
  • In my personal value system, difficulties should be faced with calm composure, bold creativity and steely determination — which my advisors model regularly.
    Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This means a growing participation in staking, node operations, or settlement services.
    Amor Sexton, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Also, during that eclipse, the moon crossed the ecliptic going from north to south — the descending node of its orbit.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But any semblance of real whimsy and enchantment (let alone profits) went down the rabbit hole with Tim Burton, who stepped down from director to producer for this diminished sequel.
    Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The hardest part of this to swallow is that women—mostly civilians—are the ones falling deepest down this rabbit hole, being convinced by TikTok to turn on one of their own.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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