white heat
Americannoun
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a stage of intense activity, excitement, feeling, etc..
The sales campaign is at white heat.
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an intense heat at which a substance glows with white light.
noun
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intense heat or a very high temperature, characterized by emission of white light
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informal a state of intense excitement or activity
Etymology
Origin of white heat
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, he came to power as the Sixties began to swing, promising to forge a new Britain in the "white heat of technology".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
But it's worth remembering that the meeting was March 21 to 22, right in the white heat of the crisis triggered by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank only days before.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023
Soccer has moved on from the era when greatness was forged in the white heat of World Cups and continental championships.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
“It’s only in the white heat of this international crisis that the attributes of this serious and competent politician will be really tested and where Dominic Raab can and will excel,” Jackson wrote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2020
The first bolt of white heat missed, drilling a hole in the wall that sent up a strange cloud of dust.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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