red-hot
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- adjective
- /ˈrɛd hɑt/
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candente
- During the meeting, they discussed the red-hot topics dominating the headlines.
- a red-hot market
- a red-hot economy
- red-hot stocks
It's it's a little bit less red hot compared to what it used to be.
- It's it's a little bit less red hot compared to what it used to be.
Examples
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Big global breweries have taken notice of the red-hot craft beer movement.
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Zombie comics became red-hot, led by Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead (in development for TV) and Marvel Zombies; collections of these have become staples of the bestseller lists.
Academic text (2010) -
So, your story on the film company just got red hot.
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But just looking at this straight away, there are some red hot dates here.
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But if you are working on what is red hot relevant, there's momentum.
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Socially-minded capitalism is red hot, and companies are achieving their business goals while improving society and the environment.
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At the moment, this is a red-hot issue for C4, so they are more likely to let someone else make a program that they will broadcast.
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Iron technology, and whether it was imported from across the Sahara or developed in West Africa, is currently a red-hot topic in the scholarly community.
Academic text (2011) -
Investment bank Tudor Pickering Holt, in a recent daily industry report, called the ultra-deepwater market "red-hot," adding that 2013 capacity is "vanishing."
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The article highlighted the most red-hot trends in technology today.
Synonyms
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Very recent news or information
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Happening very quickly, often about news stories
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Etymology
Red-hot comes from things heated until they glow red and are very hot, like metal fresh from the fire; a helpful way to remember its use for news is 'hot off the press', meaning fresh and exciting. So calling a story red-hot means it is very new and exciting.