as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of white-hot
This disk whirls around at such a rapid pace that the material within it glows white-hot and ionizes, transforming into a dense plasma roiling with magnetic fields.
—
Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
Utilizing a new proprietary system that dims its backlighting with impressive accuracy, this TV is less a blunt force weapon as a mini LED laser beam, striking with white-hot precision.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
The Bulls were white-hot from long range in the first half, going 13-for-29 from behind the arc in the opening two frames.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
Some even seek out white-hot foods, excited to challenge their digestion to the most searing peppers on the planet.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for white-hot 
Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
Utilizing a new proprietary system that dims its backlighting with impressive accuracy, this TV is less a blunt force weapon as a mini LED laser beam, striking with white-hot precision.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
The Bulls were white-hot from long range in the first half, going 13-for-29 from behind the arc in the opening two frames.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Oct. 2024
Some even seek out white-hot foods, excited to challenge their digestion to the most searing peppers on the planet.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for white-hot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-hot
Adjective
-
Larry Kramer's searing indictment of mainstream media and the healthcare establishment in the early years of the AIDS crisis is as powerful as ever.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
-
Le Pen delivered a searing account of the political drama that had consumed the country since June 9th.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
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
-
If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Adjective
-
During this hot summer in rural Ireland, in a reprieve from her dysfunctional family home, the girl learns care and warmth like she’s never experienced before.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
-
Research shows wildfires have grown more intense in recent decades, fueled by wildfire weather (hot, dry conditions plus wind) that’s become more frequent — especially in California.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
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
-
Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Adjective
-
But before that, in a ground floor space that used to be an industrial kitchen, is Barney’s Water Cast 10 (2015), a large sculpture made by pouring molten bronze into a slurry of water and bentonite clay.Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
-
Here, his Water Cast 10 is part modernist abstraction, part wasps’ nest, and part Chinese scholar’s rock made by a crew of people pouring molten copper into a combination of clay and water.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near white-hot
Cite this Entry
“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white-hot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share