adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
are hotly debated (= argued about strongly )
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His conclusions are hotly debated .
hotly deny sth (= in an angry or excited way )
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She hotly denied ever having taken drugs.
hotly disputed
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What happened next is hotly disputed .
widely/strongly/hotly tipped
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He had been widely tipped to get the new post of deputy director.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
contest
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On the other hand, Best Supporting Actress was hotly contested .
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But privatization of any government function has been hotly contested issue in Sacramento.
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These last propositions were hotly contested in the apostolic community.
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That unit is expected to fetch about $ 9 billion in a hotly contested auction within a few weeks.
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The other awards, featured on page 15, may be more prestigious but they certainly won't be more hotly contested .
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H are the highest profile and most hotly contested items on the Nov. 4 ballot.
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The requests may signal that the jurors are focusing on the hotly contested blood evidence.
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On Wednesday, both sides of the hotly contested ballot initiative moved their battle into the courts.
debate
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The effects of television on childhood socialisation have been hotly debated for more than three decades.
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Mackowiak says the causes, benefits and dangers of fever in humans are hotly debated among researchers.
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The significance of this long-term advantage is still being hotly debated .
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Fifty-two percent of California voters approved the hotly debated term-limits initiative in 1990.
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Whilst the consequences of these changes may be hotly debated , their marketing impact on business enterprises has been immense.
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Whether the abandoned innards, which are consumed by coyotes and ravens, harbor the disease is hotly debated .
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The significance of these changes has been hotly debated; these debates will be examined later in the chapter.
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A second hotly debated law set up the framework for a state Earthquake Authority.
deny
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And if those whose symbols were thus explained hotly denied the interpretations, that would simply be further proof.
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This is hotly denied of course.
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Cross-addictions may be hotly denied because the subject matter may for some be too close for comfort.
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All this drew a predictably sceptical response from the archaeologists and historians, who hotly denied the existence of the Glastonbury Zodiac.
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But such assertions have been hotly denied by Mr Schofield.
dispute
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The precise part played by peasant unrest in the genesis and character of the reform has long been hotly disputed .
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Even that much is hotly disputed .
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The overall trend in peasant living standards during the period is hotly disputed .
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The most hotly disputed point was the size of the market.
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But, in the past, the species unity of mankind has been hotly disputed .
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It has become the most famous and hotly disputed California ballot measure since Proposition 13 cut property taxes in 1978.
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At other times, however, he is more circumspect and admits that this is a hotly disputed issue in biology.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And if those whose symbols were thus explained hotly denied the interpretations, that would simply be further proof.
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But privatization of any government function has been hotly contested issue in Sacramento.
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Even that much is hotly disputed.
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Few subjects are more hotly debated in curriculum committees.
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I hate this man, she thought hotly .
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Those provisions were the most hotly debated during the eight days the bill was considered in the Senate.
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Whilst the consequences of these changes may be hotly debated, their marketing impact on business enterprises has been immense.