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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
Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
While the book industry as a whole is flat so far this year, sales of Bibles are red-hot.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Alek Wek Model Alek Wek was red-hot in a low cut scarlet dress.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Tim Schwartz, editor Eagles 27, Ravens 24: The Eagles are red-hot, winners of seven straight and have improved seemingly every week.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Lincoln-Way East 3-1 (NR) New-look lineup, red-hot scoring by Alaina Vargas makes huge first impression for Griffins.
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—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
While the book industry as a whole is flat so far this year, sales of Bibles are red-hot.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
Alek Wek Model Alek Wek was red-hot in a low cut scarlet dress.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
Tim Schwartz, editor Eagles 27, Ravens 24: The Eagles are red-hot, winners of seven straight and have improved seemingly every week.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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Those included the landmark 1991 case, McNeil v. NFL, which ushered in the league’s modern system of free agency.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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These leaders exemplify how combining co-elevation behaviors with modern collaborative tools and processes can deliver breakthrough performance.Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 15 Dec. 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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Like her older sisters, Hunter is passionate about cheer and tumbling.Nasha Smith, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The winery blends tradition with passionate winemaking.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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These are our favorite travel adapters and chargers.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hulu on Sunday night dropped all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s perennial favorite series that ran for seven seasons on The WB and the CW from 2000-2007 but has steadfastly remained in the ether thanks to streaming.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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The city became a kind of parable of the strains that accompany a sudden influx of migrants, such as rising rents and longer wait times for medical and social services, making Springfield fodder for pro-Trump partisans who then used racist claims to bring it to a national audience.Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
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And Florida's Amendment 1 would make school board elections in the Sunshine State partisan.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said.Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The clean-tech momentum that had begun to build in the U.S. as President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act went into effect will certainly be damped, though blue states from Washington to Massachusetts have announced big new initiatives in the days since the November vote.Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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If frostbite occurs, move indoors, remove wet clothing, and soak the affected body part in warm water.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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With the building’s heat broken, making copies of their hands is the only way to stay warm.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Red-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-hot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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