as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow
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Like most fair food, it wasn't served piping hot with gooey cheese.
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Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Read ahead for a piping hot selection of Amazon deals.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
The leakproof, dishwasher-safe container is made from food-grade stainless steel and has double-walled insulation to keep food piping hot or freezing cold.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 June 2024
With tender beef, hearty vegetables and Guinness stout, this piping hot pie promises to satisfy cravings for traditional Irish fare.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Mar. 2024
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Jason Clayworth, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Read ahead for a piping hot selection of Amazon deals.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
The leakproof, dishwasher-safe container is made from food-grade stainless steel and has double-walled insulation to keep food piping hot or freezing cold.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 June 2024
With tender beef, hearty vegetables and Guinness stout, this piping hot pie promises to satisfy cravings for traditional Irish fare.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Mar. 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 superb Olympic win over Alcaraz was an outlier, a searing moment of willpower that sucked up all his strength and joy.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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In the mid-18th century, some scientists were skeptical that there would ever be a way to represent all the varied phenomena of hot and cold—a pan’s searing surface, a steamy jungle, the chill of a glacier—with a single number.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
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This ravioli casserole uses frozen ravioli, fresh spinach, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and hot Italian sausage for a quick, easy, but all-around-delicious weeknight dinner recipe.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 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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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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They're classically made with firm, tart apples like Granny Smith, then coated with molten caramel before being dipped into crushed nuts, chocolate chips, sprinkles, or other festive decorations.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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The second major safety feature of the Kairos reactors is that they are cooled by molten salts instead of water.Michael Franco, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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