Hot and Leading

Hot

Hot adjective - Enjoying widespread favor or approval.
Usage example: was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia

Leading and hot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Leading" instead an adjective "Hot".

Nearby Word: hotly

Leading

Leading adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Hot and leading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hot" instead an adjective "Leading".

Nearby Words: lead, leader, leadership, leaded

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • During the disaster, radioactive material fell into the bubbler pools that served as cooling reservoirs for the reactor, resulting in the water becoming hot and leading to fears of another steam explosion.
  • Literature / Henderson's Boys Tomas in One Shot Kill, he douses hot water from a saucepan onto him to make it look like that he slipped and accidentally grabbed the saucepan, leading to his demise.
  • The Reynard Cycle: The often drunk, hot-headed Count Terrien is named Lord High Admiral after leading an entire army into disaster.
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