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as in searing
having a notably high temperature
the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona
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as in warm
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a torrid love affair
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Recent Examples of torrid
Aaron Nesmith scored 20 points — and made six 3-pointers — during a torrid fourth quarter to set up Haliburton’s clutch basket.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The Whitecaps’ torrid start has been muted in recent weeks, winning just two of their last eight that included a soul-crushing 5-0 defeat at Mexico’s Cruz Azul in the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on June 1 and a 2-1 loss at Columbus Crew in their last league game.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Sheets earned his way into being an everyday player with a torrid start to May, which included some big hits against lefties.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The under-18s, meanwhile, endured a torrid campaign, finishing 11th out of 13 with just five wins all season and looked like a team drained of confidence since the turn of the year.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
The Whitecaps’ torrid start has been muted in recent weeks, winning just two of their last eight that included a soul-crushing 5-0 defeat at Mexico’s Cruz Azul in the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on June 1 and a 2-1 loss at Columbus Crew in their last league game.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Sheets earned his way into being an everyday player with a torrid start to May, which included some big hits against lefties.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The under-18s, meanwhile, endured a torrid campaign, finishing 11th out of 13 with just five wins all season and looked like a team drained of confidence since the turn of the year.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torrid
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Netflix continues to expand its reality TV universe, with The Ultimatum franchise returning for another searing test of love and commitment.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
2 July 2025
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Football is certainly another, which is why rapper Kendrick Lamar’s willingness to hold a mirror to America during his Super Bowl halftime performance was so searing in its power.—
Andrea Williams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Lots of natural light and warm, muted color palettes make your spaces feel comforting and inviting, just like our favorite housekeeper.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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Although, the ear pads can get sweaty in warm weather and aren’t user-replaceable.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Scientific American,
3 Mar. 2020
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If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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The greatest scientists of any age have always been those most passionate about their field — most drawn to the transcendence reflected in their studies — those whose lives were as great as their work.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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And although the show was fairly undersold, the band's passionate fanbase was rewarded with a great spectacle of a show.—
Cal Roach,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
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Officers arrived at Cumberland Mall after a woman called 911 at around 1 p.m. to report a little boy and a little girl trapped inside a hot car in the parking lot outside Dick's Sporting Goods.—
Elizabeth Pritchett,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Learning New Skills That Are Hot Enriching yourself with new skills is always worth it, but focusing on hot skills is even more rewarding.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The action star, 62, now has a Guinness World Records title for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, the organization announced Thursday, June 5.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Tom Cruise has been awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, netting a whopping 16 flaming jumps while filming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Early Friday morning, intense rain caused flash flooding across Texas Hill Country.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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There were several safety cars during the race, along with changing conditions with periods of intense rain followed by a drying track.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this rifting, but a new study in Nature Geoscience suggests it is caused by rhythmic pulses of molten rock from deep below the surface.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
7 July 2025
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That involves a narrow escape from its fiery vat of molten steel.—
Peter Balonon-Rosen,
Vox,
4 July 2025
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“Torrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torrid. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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