piping hot
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Also make sure hot food is served piping hot, health officials say, and cold food should be kept thoroughly chilled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Tickets for the final day, featuring Olivia Dean's first major headline slot, were piping hot, too.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
During the next outage, you’ll find me with my family, under an electric blanket, sipping piping hot tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
Your daughter made you a lukewarm cup of tea, and you are rewarding her with a piping hot mug of the finest Colombian coffee.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
She poked the piece of duck, which a second before she was certain had been piping hot, and found that it was ice-cold.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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