Divorce has been a hot contested issue vs Divorce has been a hotly-contested issue

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Divorce has been a hotly-contested issue' is the more commonly used and accepted form, indicating that the issue of divorce is strongly debated or disputed. 'Divorce has been a hot contested issue' is less common and may not convey the intended meaning as clearly.

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Divorce has been a hot contested issue

This phrase is less common and may not convey the intended meaning as clearly as the alternative.

This phrase suggests that divorce is a topic that is both hot (popular or trending) and contested (disputed or debated).

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Since those San marcos house murders, this place has been a hot zone.
Mount Charleston always has been a hot spot for skiers and hikers and...
This has been a hot button topic.
But he must've been a hot-wire champion.
And somehow, even with all that to do, there's always been a hot meal for me when I get home.
We have been here four hours... and there hasn't been a hot dinner or a corpse.
It's a wild garden, it's been a hot day and if you're not used to it...
It requires a situation where the most hotly contested issues, such as absentee balloting and local election observers, are addressed beforehand.
The draft resolution contains the text of a draft Statute for MEPs and thus covers a number of highly contested issues.
The decision contains the text of a draft Statute for MEPs and thus covers a number of highly contested issues.
I know your parents' divorce has been tough.
Why your divorce has to ruin my life.
Sweetie, this divorce has nothing to do with you.
Our divorce has taken longer than the war.
The divorce has been hard enough on her.
Our divorce has really brought out the worst in her.
I told them we don't talk, so divorce has its upsides.
Please. This divorce has been rough on them, and they can act out.
We're going through a divorce has not finaly end.
My divorce hasn't gone through, as you well know.

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divorce has been a hotly-contested issue

Divorce has been a hotly-contested issue

This is the more commonly used and accepted form, indicating that the issue of divorce is strongly debated or disputed.

This phrase is used to describe a topic, in this case divorce, that is both hot (popular or trending) and contested (disputed or debated).

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It requires a situation where the most hotly contested issues, such as absentee balloting and local election observers, are addressed beforehand.
In a hotly contested vote, the European Parliament adopted provisions in support of full "ownership unbundling" - the separation of firms' generation assets from their transmission networks - in the electricity market.
In a hotly contested vote, the European Parliament adopted provisions in support of full "ownership unbundling" - the separation of firms' generation assets from their transmission networks - in the electricity market.
I know your parents' divorce has been tough.
Why your divorce has to ruin my life.
Sweetie, this divorce has nothing to do with you.
Our divorce has taken longer than the war.
The divorce has been hard enough on her.
Our divorce has really brought out the worst in her.
I told them we don't talk, so divorce has its upsides.
Please. This divorce has been rough on them, and they can act out.
We're going through a divorce has not finaly end.
My divorce hasn't gone through, as you well know.
Divorce has many risks, it is best to stay widow.
You and sonia have been a often than not, divorce has the opposite effect.
Your divorce has complicated things for you and a lot of your projects.
I will not return to this house until divorce has driven you into the street.
This divorce has turned into a full-blown custody battle, and Dan is using my work hours against me to show that I am an absentee parent, and several affidavits have been filed...
I guess I just didn't figure that life after divorce has its ups and downs like a marriage has.
I have received a petition from the Dukes of Suffolk and Norfolk and Lord Boleyn, saying the divorce has the overwhelming support of the people of England.

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divorce has been a hot contested issue

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Divorce has been a hot contested issue vs Divorce has been a hotly-contested issue