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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again
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Recent Examples of boil
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Standing on the boardwalk near the spring boil, visitors of all ages made remarks of awe and wonder while keeping their voices hushed in a show of reverence for nature’s wonder.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Nearly half of them refer to food such as otak-otak, a dish consisting of seafood mixed with spices and coconut milk, and ketupat, a small rice cake boiled in a pouch of woven palm leaves.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Some songs slowly build into a boil; Others simply simmer.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Standing on the boardwalk near the spring boil, visitors of all ages made remarks of awe and wonder while keeping their voices hushed in a show of reverence for nature’s wonder.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Anger at Willard had already advanced from simmer to boil before the Terps tipped off in San Francisco on Thursday evening.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Nearly half of them refer to food such as otak-otak, a dish consisting of seafood mixed with spices and coconut milk, and ketupat, a small rice cake boiled in a pouch of woven palm leaves.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
Noun
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After several hours, blisters will develop where the bumps were located.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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The virus can transmit through direct contact with fluid from shingles blisters or rash.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Dumplings and Kebabs: Chicken Momo: steamed chicken dumplings with spicy chili sauce topped with onions and peppers.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Choose options that are baked, grilled, steamed, or roasted.—
Lindsey DeSoto, RD, LD,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The premise requires both actors not just to showcase a fiery vulnerability, but to stew in these feelings for extended periods, which benefits from Nabulsi’s straightforward, no-frills presentation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Add lemon quarters to stew pan along with ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon.—
Yakir Levy,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But markets have churned since Trump escalated trade tensions last week, sowing uncertainty across the world’s largest economy.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Necessity has transformed this country into a nation of drone-makers, who churn them out from factory assembly lines and mom-and-pop operations like the one in the basement apartment in Kyiv.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and is capable of killing a human.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Similar conversations have raged around the country for years, particularly over whether Confederate monuments should be removed from public spaces.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, a subset of online losers have raged about Doctor Who’s inclusivity.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Bring to simmer over medium-high, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring often and pressing down on tomatoes with back of a wooden spoon or with a potato masher, until tomatoes are broken down and sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Musk's standing is especially low in Canada amid a simmering trade war with the US.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rumors of a romance first swirled after the duo were photographed in November 2024 at a Halloween party, that .Paak captured on Instagram.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Fed last week left interest rates unchanged, an acknowledgement of the uncertainty swirling around the economy.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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