scorching hot

idiom

: extremely hot
a scorching hot day

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The Red Sox offense has been scorching hot, and coming into Thursday the club had averaged more than eight runs per game since the start of last week’s Cincinnati series, by far the most in baseball over that stretch. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025 July is already shaping up to be scorching hot, as millions in the U.S. are under heat warnings, and a heat wave in Europe last week was blamed for hundreds of deaths. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 The Bombers saw just one ball leave the yard on Wednesday night as Jazz Chisholm Jr. remained scorching hot with a two-run homer — his 11th of the season — in the top of the third inning to give them an early 3-0 lead. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 Despite a few home runs, Judge has cooled down quite a bit compared to his scorching hot start to the year. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scorching hot

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“Scorching hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scorching%20hot. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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