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torrid heat

noun as in red heat

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Wingo said he pays especially close attention to those who may be more susceptible to the torrid heat, such as pregnant and nursing women and the elderly.

The torrid heat has gripped China for several weeks, pushing local governments to ask residents and businesses to curb the usage of electricity.

From Reuters

The maker of Hostetter’s Bitters crowed that its product was popular in the tropics, “where the torrid heat exhales from dank, decaying vegetation the air-poison from which produced the worst forms of fever and ague and bilious remittent.”

There are no judges or eliminations, but for two weeks the stars must cope with torrential downpours, torrid heat and potentially deadly wildlife to earn money for their favorite charities.

The Italian agriculture lobby Coldiretti said Thursday that 20% of the tomato crop in Italy’s south was lost due to torrid heat and humidity.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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