hot take

noun

: a quickly produced, strongly worded, and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction (as in response to current news)

… it's unsurprising that many of the pundits quickest to share their latest hot take about Clinton's failure as a candidate … are men …—

Joshua Zeitz

Rash action and having "a hot take" are the coin of the realm now, not methodical deliberation and rational consideration.—

Vahe Gregorian

Yeah, there's always more than two sides to sports labor disagreements. But that didn't stop the very many hot takes over the last few days, reacting to this winter's free agency.—

Barry Rozner

Examples of hot take in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The event’s intimate nature spurred many hot takes about stars like Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Beyoncé, and Callum Turner, as well as the items that will be everywhere next fall, like Chloe’s wooden platform sandals and Loewe’s bedazzled food bags. —

Irene Kim, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024 To mark this momentous occasion, the Glamour staff got together (via Slack) to watch the reunion, sharing all of our reactions and hot takes in real time. —

Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024 To see the full range of Survivor hot takes from all 18 Survivor 46 contestants, slap on some sunscreen and check out the video below. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024 Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Don’t misconstrue this as a hot take that a team which won nine regular-season games is about to go all the way. —

Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024 Although Maria, Moriah, Ben, and the rest of the Survivor 46 cast may all have to take a backseat to Jess Chong, who delivered perhaps the hottest Survivor hot take ever. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2024 The main topics of the episode: an exploration of the botox, fillers and skin tightening Stewart has done — plus her hot take on aging and staying youthful. —

Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024 After years of of the dance community firing off hot takes on how the Grammys’ dance/electronic fields didn’t quite get the nominees — and occasionally the winners — right, the realm has been uniquely quiet since the close of the ceremony on Sunday. —

Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Feb. 2024 Those hot takes cooled once Purdy led comebacks the past two playoff wins. —

Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024

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