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
Its filtration method makes for a strong, balanced, and piping hot cup of coffee.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Pour a piping hot latte in there, and microplastics are more likely to come off.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Bartenders poured drinks and Libonate’s team served piping hot cups of bone broth.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Like Nara recommends, this dish is best piping hot or at least warm.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Pour a piping hot latte in there, and microplastics are more likely to come off.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Bartenders poured drinks and Libonate’s team served piping hot cups of bone broth.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Like Nara recommends, this dish is best piping hot or at least warm.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for piping hot
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Her viral speech in Minneapolis in 2020 remains one of the most searing indictments of state violence in recent memory.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Storms in the South can topple shade trees, opening yards to the searing summer sun.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whether the same can be said of his remaining time at the club will be a hot topic come the summer window.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Dozens of children tragically perish each year in cars that quickly heat up when left in the hot sun, even if the temperatures don't feel hot out.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For answers to more burning questions about Season 2, plus Season 3 clues (including which Season 1 character will be coming back), read Deadline’s interview with The Night Agent showrunner Shawn Ryan.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The core, which is made up of molten iron, generates electrical currents.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Apr. 2025
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Recent research, however, has proposed a promising answer: the molten Martian core likely generated a magnetic field that only covered the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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