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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Set in 2019 Los Angeles, Akil’s update paints a searing portrait of the issues faced by teenagers today, exploring the social media age and how, via the race-swapping of the leads, Black kids come of age in white America.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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As one more analogous reference, the need to manage hows reminds me of great literature, in particular, Viktor Frankl’s searing memoir Man’s Search For Meaning.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Below, check out today's last-chance gift ideas, snag tickets for this weekend's hottest sporting events and more, all hand-picked by the USA TODAY Shopping team.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Day-of: Finalize dishes, prep any oven dishes, assemble salads without dressing, roast veggies, and cook proteins (or any hot dishes, for that matter).—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 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
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Axial Seamount formed on what’s known as a hot spot, where plumes of molten rock rise from Earth’s mantle into the crust.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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But a lot of lunar crystals seem to have formed from a second reservoir of molten rock 4.35 billion years ago.—
Robin George Andrews,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Piping hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piping%20hot. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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