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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
Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
World Indoor Champion Josh Hoey, Olympian Hobbs Kessler Commit To Grand Slam Track
The short distance category got a lot more interesting with the inclusion of two red-hot stars.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
While her peers blew in white-hot, cooled to red-hot, then fizzled, flatlined, and peeled off into God knows where, Nicole Kidman just kept accelerating forward.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
But as Alonso insinuated, the Yankees didn’t stop there, adding an RBI single from Paul Goldschmidt before the red-hot Cody Bellinger cracked the game open with a grand slam off Genesis Cabrera.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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The series finale will be at 1:10 p.m., with the red-hot Kris Bubic hoping to continue his All-Star-caliber season.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
World Indoor Champion Josh Hoey, Olympian Hobbs Kessler Commit To Grand Slam Track
The short distance category got a lot more interesting with the inclusion of two red-hot stars.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
While her peers blew in white-hot, cooled to red-hot, then fizzled, flatlined, and peeled off into God knows where, Nicole Kidman just kept accelerating forward.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
But as Alonso insinuated, the Yankees didn’t stop there, adding an RBI single from Paul Goldschmidt before the red-hot Cody Bellinger cracked the game open with a grand slam off Genesis Cabrera.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-hot
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Rethinking Returns on Investment The modern belief that science must deliver measurable economic returns is, historically speaking, a relatively recent development.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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These are the type of stories that have long helped make the modern US military so distinctive.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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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 wistful cover makes the case for focusing more on the ballad and less on the power, aspect associated with the passionate love song.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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His passionate pursuit of public service, driven by principle and purpose and not self-aggrandizement, was Gerry’s secret sauce.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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Their favorite foods are cereal, milk, oranges and bananas — but not apples.—
Sacha Pfeiffer,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Though the central bank’s partisans will claim in breathy tones that the Fed’s thinking and decisions aren’t compromised by the tawdry politics that so many associate with Washington, the reality is quite different.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Trump and his partisans have raged against these orders, many of them issued by individual district judges in deep-blue districts on very short time frames.—
The Editors,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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The webcast is available on its website and on social media platform X. Coverage will also be available on SpaceX's new X TV app.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The series invites young adventurers to explore the joys and challenges of moving to new places, meeting new people, discovering different cultures and building lasting friendships.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Peña said that because the physical changes to the third floor will be minimal, the new flea market should be open in the next couple of weeks — just in time to avoid Miami’s searing summer heat and sudden thunderstorms.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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Pyroclastic clouds, or a dense mixture of ash, gas and rock dispersed during a volcanic eruption, caused a searing, rapid avalanche of debris to fill the home, Zuchtriegel said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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And waters in the eastern subtropical Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean are warmer than normal for this time of year.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Grilling the meat will keep the heat outdoors on a warm day.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-hot. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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