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as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
this red-hot sports car uses the latest technology for its engine design
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
don't touch the stove—it's red-hot
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
red-hot calls to action from both supporters and opponents of the war
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as in favorite
enjoying widespread favor or approval
a show that is this year's red-hot sitcom
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as in partisan
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue
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Recent Examples of red-hot
Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
And so ends the free agency saga of one of the best players in the sport, as Soto brings his lethal hitting skills crosstown to a team that reached the NLCS in Cinderella story fashion after finishing red-hot.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
The bottom line: The city's red-hot housing market shows no signs of cooling down and for many, the cost of living is becoming increasingly out of reach.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
An internet relic’s red-hot IPO Reddit is a weird one — at once an ancient relic and a cultural hotbed.
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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Now comes the idea that Trump Jr. has ended his once red-hot romance with Guilfoyle.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
And so ends the free agency saga of one of the best players in the sport, as Soto brings his lethal hitting skills crosstown to a team that reached the NLCS in Cinderella story fashion after finishing red-hot.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
The bottom line: The city's red-hot housing market shows no signs of cooling down and for many, the cost of living is becoming increasingly out of reach.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
An internet relic’s red-hot IPO Reddit is a weird one — at once an ancient relic and a cultural hotbed.
—Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-hot
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Other finds served as messages from the past, connecting 17th-century schoolgirls to modern archaeologists, who uncovered the students’ decorative paper cuttings beneath the floorboards of their former London boarding school.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Analysis of ancient and modern human genomes, along with those of our closest relatives, revealed a common haplotype, or group of alleles (different forms of a gene), inherited together from one parent.Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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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
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The newlyweds wake up hungry after a passionate wedding night, which is when Mel remembers that Charmaine never did turn up yesterday.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the importance of bird conservation does not start or end with one passionate 21-year-old.Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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That's my favorite thing to do is respond from adversity.Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The Chargers are more than a field goal road favorite for Saturday’s game.Adam Gretz, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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Instead, his partisans predict Trump as the 47th president will be more combative than Trump was as the 45th president.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Russian partisans—groups of domestic dissidents opposed to the Kremlin's policies—have joined forces with Ukrainian operatives.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Sandler’s professional golfer returns for the sequel, coming to Netflix in 2025, with some old and new companions.Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
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For example, other researchers have found that people tend to be reluctant to give used products as presents because there's a norm that gifts should be new.Rebecca Walker Reczek, Cory Haltman, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
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The nearly three-hour podcast was a perfect storm of virality: comedy, conspiracy, and searing insult, leaving the internet in tatters.Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Serving as both translator and witness, Ramin recounted the searing impact of the six-week war in 2020.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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If frostbite occurs, move indoors, remove wet clothing, and soak the affected body part in warm water.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scientists expect the iceberg to head toward South Georgia island where warmer water is likely to trigger a breakup of the big berg into smaller chunks.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-hot. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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