scorching
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Early last year, McIlroy came into the Masters scorching hot following wins at Pebble Beach and the Players Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll be treated to their scorching cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Doncic has averaged 40 points per game and has shot 40.3% from three-point range during the scorching run.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
He was the main winner at last year's ceremony, too, winning both record and song of the year for his scorching diss track, Not Like Us.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
But I remember it was a scorching summer day and I was driving up a rutted dirt road, nothing on either side but sunbaked bushes, gnarled, spiny tree trunks, and dried grass like pale straw.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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