as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow
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Recent Examples of piping hot
That could be a piping hot or iced coffee, classic orange juice, a breakfast soda (no judgment), or even a retro carton of milk or apple juice.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
Add the celery and stir-fry, combining it with the meat, until piping hot, another 2 to 3 minutes.
4: Season to taste with soy sauce, if using, then add the vinegar, stirring to combine.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Pros of this purchase include its insulated design that keeps the coffee piping hot for extended periods of time, and paper filters are included.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 9 June 2025
Told nonlinearly, creators Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona replace more traditional narrative twists and turns with outrageous reveals and chaotic pivots that have kept the show’s entertainment value piping hot even when its thriller elements get put on the back-burner.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
Add the celery and stir-fry, combining it with the meat, until piping hot, another 2 to 3 minutes.
4: Season to taste with soy sauce, if using, then add the vinegar, stirring to combine.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Pros of this purchase include its insulated design that keeps the coffee piping hot for extended periods of time, and paper filters are included.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 9 June 2025
Told nonlinearly, creators Carlos Montero and Darío Madrona replace more traditional narrative twists and turns with outrageous reveals and chaotic pivots that have kept the show’s entertainment value piping hot even when its thriller elements get put on the back-burner.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
Adjective
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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The pans have spacious surface areas for better searing and browning, and the cooking surface isn’t particularly sticky either.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 July 2025
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About a dozen have visited or have plans to make stops in the early primary states, such as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, 60, who in April caught attention for delivering a searing speech in New Hampshire aimed at 'do-nothing' Democrats.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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During a hot Thursday in Houston, Legette got the big-play party started against the Texans.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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The lunch special for the month of August is a hot honey pimento cheese sandwich on homemade white bread served with a garden side salad ($11.95).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Tom Cruise has been awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, netting a whopping 16 flaming jumps while filming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Hours after the fire was put out, the smell of molten metal was present throughout the ramp between the second and third floors of the garage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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The first molten metal recently glided from one new three-story furnace, oozed down chutes and spilled into 26-foot casting cylinders, deep in the floor of the expansion.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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