searing
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Without a break, Dudamel began Estévez’s complex cantata, which he conducted from memory, with a searing fury that did not let up for 35 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
With a searing sense of relief, I found Soldier Field as abuzz as if the Bears were playing the Packers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The searing temperatures lasted for almost a week and may have had a cumulative physical effect on some players.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
It is a work of searing writing that stays grounded and nuanced while looking ahead, in both practice and rhetoric.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
He was sick with searing hatred, and in the endless vortex through which he whirled, there was no comfort.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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