searing

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The sudden, the swift, the surprising and the searing are the things that grab our attention, holding it only long enough for us to scout out the next one.

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  • Still the heat grew searing, and the smoky fumes watered the eyes and singed the nose. —  Witch Gate.htm
  • The heat was searing, and Premian could hardly see through the smoke as the horse thundered on, its flanks scorched. —  David A
  • Chief Zoot Stuart Price stops messing around with his synth-searing summer anthem that effectively does away with the need for them altogether. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • Panasonic, Samsung and Sony will roll out some retina-searing, 100-inch-plus LCDs, but behind the big screens there will be more of an emphasis on screens that can deliver bang for the buck. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets
  • Like its predecessors, it provides a worthy platform for his searing vocals, which are authoritative beyond his relatively modest years, as well as his extraordinary performing prowess. —  Miami New Times | Complete Issue
 

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searing:   sear
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
 

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