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hot water

noun

Definition of hot water

as in soup

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Recent Examples of hot water Yeah, but the Clippers should focus on fighting for their fans, not the billionaire whose apparent salary cap circumvention has the organization in hot water. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Those include hot water temperatures of 86 to 88 degrees, as well as weak upper-level winds that allow the storm to develop without being knocked off-kilter. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 Reducing plastic contact with hot water can limit exposure, but the evidence does not support the claim that ordinary coffee-machine use is harmful. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 21 Oct. 2026 One target was the All-Electric Buildings Act of 2023, which bans the use of fossil fuels for heating, hot water and cooking in all new construction. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot water

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Stir them into a classic chicken noodle or a brothy vegetable soup.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 24 Oct. 2026
Warm up with fish soup at Klatrekafeen before hitting the seafront sauna back at the hotel.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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Both candidates, however, closed out the campaign’s final hours promising expensive new subsidies, highlighting the political difficulties of reining in public debt, which has increased under Lula by 10 percentage points to more than 82% of GDP.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
In fact, Bolsonaro’s campaign had also requested an extension in some areas, citing difficulties voters faced reaching polling stations because of heavy rain.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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Essentially, this means the ship will form one node in a network of ships that share and coordinate data in real time.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Once a dominant force in the chip manufacturing landscape, Intel hit major delays with its 7- and 10-nanometer nodes, triggering the stock's worst year ever in 2024.

— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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