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
And sure, piping hot pizza delivery is a fun and delicious treat, but making a homemade pie is just as fun and tasty.
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Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
If the only thing better than a piping hot box of pizza from your favorite spot is a cold, leftover slice of the exact same pizza straight from the refrigerator, you, too, may have wondered: how long does pizza actually last in the fridge?
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
Like most fair food, it wasn't served piping hot with gooey cheese.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Read ahead for a piping hot selection of Amazon deals.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
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Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
If the only thing better than a piping hot box of pizza from your favorite spot is a cold, leftover slice of the exact same pizza straight from the refrigerator, you, too, may have wondered: how long does pizza actually last in the fridge?
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
Like most fair food, it wasn't served piping hot with gooey cheese.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Read ahead for a piping hot selection of Amazon deals.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
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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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Part memoir, part reportage, Thompson’s book is not only an elegiac tribute to a child whose life was cut short too soon, but also a searing indictment of the system that enabled the lynching and the subsequent cover-up.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Shelton welcomed Bryan back to the stage to join him, backed by guitar and searing fiddle.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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What's hot in kids toys this holiday season — and what to avoid Trump tariffs on Canada imports could bring sharply higher gas prices What businesses are open and closed on Thanksgiving Day?Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Bake the casserole at 325°F until the potatoes are tender Storage Options This potato casserole is best when served fresh and hot.Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 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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Meanwhile, molten salt flows through natural circulation, cooling the core.David Szondy, New Atlas, 31 July 2024
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The very center of the planet, a solid ball of iron and nickel floating in a sea of molten rock, appears to be slowing down in relation to the movement of Earth itself.Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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