1
: cooked by steam
2
: angry sense 1
often used with up

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Serve with rice and steamed broccoli for a full meal. Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025 They are topped with low-moisture whole mozzarella and Grana Padano; the sauce carries the perfect faint sweetness of high-quality canned and steamed tomatoes, and is ringed by a beautiful three-inch-high cornicione, or raised lip, that has numerous charred air bubbles. Ed Levine, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 The star of the show here is their steamed halibut, served with leek fondue and a seaweed beurre blanc, which melts in the mouth, though vegetarians and meat lovers both have plenty to delight in. Lela London, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 For a low-carb meal, serve the shrimp over zucchini noodles or with steamed vegetables, such as cauliflower, broccoli and asparagus. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for steamed 

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of steamed was in 1802

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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamed. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

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