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Recent Examples of steamer
Contestants commit wholeheartedly to an idea and are given four hours to assemble their visions in a frenzy of irons and steamers, snapping tape measures and safety pins, while the scent of Windex and hot glue fill the air.
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Tejal Rao, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Reheat in the microwave, steamer, or on the stovetop with a splash of water before mashing.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Cook the squash in the microwave, oven, or steamer basket to make an appetizer, casserole, side dish, or dessert—the options are endless with this handy shortcut!
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024
Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot with a large steamer basket in place.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tejal Rao, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Reheat in the microwave, steamer, or on the stovetop with a splash of water before mashing.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
Cook the squash in the microwave, oven, or steamer basket to make an appetizer, casserole, side dish, or dessert—the options are endless with this handy shortcut!
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Nov. 2024
Bring a few inches of water to a boil in a pot with a large steamer basket in place.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamer
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In those days, as international trade was transformed by refrigerated steamships, Argentina was a major exporter of grain and meat, by some measures as wealthy as the United States.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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And, within about 48 hours, local vigilantes rounded up Chinese residents — hundreds of people — forced them onto steamships bound for San Francisco and told them to never return again.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Supplies for the season are brought in via a massive barge from Vancouver while fresh produce is brought in weekly.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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In 2024 through September, Boeing delivered thirty eight MAX aircraft to China, and in July two 777 freighters to Air China.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Three freighters sank that day: the Anna C. Minch, William B. Davock and Novadoc.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
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For example, when over 1,000 people died in a ferryboat accident in the Red Sea in 2006, critics accused the military of failing to deploy quickly enough to rescue them.Jeff Martini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011
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On another ferryboat is the Constitution and all the state and local officials dedicated to upholding it.Alexandra Petri, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Nassau had no men-of-war ships, and Trott’s stone fort was still a building site.Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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My hundred-and-forty-foot man-of-war sought to make the first mission to the South Pole, a feat that would bring pride to England.Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
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To make a foil liner: Tear off a piece of foil that is larger than the pan (allow for overhang on either end) and shape over the outside of the pan, folding foil at the corners Gently lift the foil off the pan and turn the pan over.Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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From 1980s Kohl liner to party-hard musicians in the early 2010s, Glossier launched a collection of limited edition eyeshadow sticks for the ultimate quiet grunge holiday look.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
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Five tanker trucks were initially requested to the scene through an area tanker task force before five additional tankers were requested.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
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Oxygen tankers are being delivered regularly to supply the mine shaft, and crews have made progress entering the underground area.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Steamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamer. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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