scorching
Example Sentences
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Doncic has averaged 40 points per game and has shot 40.3% from three-point range during the scorching run.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Molecules move between scorching temperatures deep inside the planet and cooler regions above, shifting between different states and rearranging themselves through thousands of reactions.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026
Alcaraz sensationally broke back as Zverev served at 5-3 and it went to a tiebreak, where the world number one prevailed with a scorching forehand.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Our critic praised the actress’s star turn, saying, she “gives a performance of extraordinary force, beauty and scorching truth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Fire shoots out of Tanisha’s ears, scorching my face.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.