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Jalen Brunson’s playoff whistle has been hotly debated.—Kyle Wagner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025 Regional bureaus in the State Department hotly debated what should and should not be included or classified.—Time, 21 May 2025 While it’s hotly debated whether an individual judge should have the power to make law affecting the whole country, even on a temporary basis, the Constitution is by definition the supreme law of every state.—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025 That interpretation is hotly contested, and not just by English football fans.—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hotly
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hotly was
before the 12th century
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