blistering
adjective
blis·ter·ing
ˈbli-st(ə-)riŋ 
1
: extremely intense or severe
blistering heat
2
: very rapid
a blistering pace
blistering
adverb
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Examples of blistering in a Sentence
a hockey player with a blistering slap shot
even after a blistering attack from the enemy, the fortress held
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After finishing 2023 as the S&P 500 index’s best-performing stock with a blistering 239% gain, Nvidia is again the biggest winner so far in 2024, gaining 167%.
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In the blistering summer, temperatures soar and water becomes a precious resource.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 28 Sep. 2024
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—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Excessive heat advisories, watches, and warnings blanketed the first day of summer Thursday for more than 100 million Americans from Chicago to Caribou, Maine, — with more blistering heat on the way.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In the blistering summer, temperatures soar and water becomes a precious resource.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 28 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Within hours of Iran’s attack on Israel on Tuesday, Trump released a blistering statement.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Excessive heat advisories, watches, and warnings blanketed the first day of summer Thursday for more than 100 million Americans from Chicago to Caribou, Maine, — with more blistering heat on the way.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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“Blistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blistering. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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