hot water

noun

Definition of hot waternext
as in soup

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Recent Examples of hot water The facility went through multiple hot water outages in 2024, which caught the attention of town officials because of its impact on kitchen sanitation. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The inspection says Sedano’s has 30 calendar days to get hot water to that sink or the store will be in a great amount of hot water. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 The facility’s water was measured below proper hot water temperature. — Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 This summer, news reports revealed that multiple sailors had attempted to jump overboard amid shortages of fresh food, disruptions to hot water and laundry services and exhaustion. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot water
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot water
  1. soup
  2. difficulty
  3. node
  4. rabbit hole
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  • Said soup is being attended to by at least four cooks, as Hal (with helpful coaching by an off-camera Kate) strives to explain himself to Grace back at the embassy, and then the two of them work to get Eidra on-side.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Cabbage rolls might take care of some; soup or a roasted side dish can use the rest.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of soup
Noun
  • Systems fail; unanticipated difficulties occur; things break or rot.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Even if consumers have difficulty discerning chemicals in flossing products, the environmental scientist encourages people not to stop flossing.
    — Margaret Hetherman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of difficulty
Noun
  • Pope Leo underwent thoracic surgery to remove a cancerous node in his lung Tuesday.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The latest move by Taipei — a central node in global semiconductor manufacturing — is a significant step in curtailing black market sales to Chinese companies seeking to bypass US curbs.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of node
Noun
  • As Ray goes down the rabbit hole, the shiny facade of Metropia and Megamax (which is, notably and obviously evil from the start) begin to crumble.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
  • That pushed him down a rabbit hole, watching every video on Hansen’s page.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rabbit hole

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“Hot water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20water. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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