as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence puts a strain on the grid On a sweltering August day, KeShaun Pearson drives down the flat road to xAI.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The most sweltering temperatures are anticipated to hit between Wednesday and Friday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
On a sweltering July afternoon, two large yellow bulldozers dug into the brown soil at the bottom of a lush avocado orchard near the small town of Madero, located in central Mexico’s Michoacán state.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Last June was unusually cool, followed by a sweltering July and August.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024
Artificial intelligence puts a strain on the grid On a sweltering August day, KeShaun Pearson drives down the flat road to xAI.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The most sweltering temperatures are anticipated to hit between Wednesday and Friday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
On a sweltering July afternoon, two large yellow bulldozers dug into the brown soil at the bottom of a lush avocado orchard near the small town of Madero, located in central Mexico’s Michoacán state.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Aug. 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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This searing manual deconstructs the subgenre and the process that goes into contributing to it, bringing the study thereof into a whole new era of experimentation and boundary dissolution.Tyler Thier, JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2024
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Tarantula hawk wasp The tarantula hawk wasp's sting is often described as a searing electric shock that can incapacitate its victim temporarily.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
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Some drinkware items have a vacuum seal or insulation between layers to keep beverages hot or cold for extended periods.Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Direct democracy is hot – particularly in an era where partisan gridlock thwarts the lawmaking process.John Frank, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Currents of molten lava rose and collapsed like thick tongues of muddy ocean water, making a concussive sloshing sound that snapped and boomed.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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Train derailment in Kentucky forced evacuation for molten sulfur spill In November 2023, a CSX train derailed in Eastern Kentucky, spilling molten sulfur and forcing the evacuation of a nearby small town over air quality concerns, NBC News reported.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltering. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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