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Recent Examples of boil over
Bring to a boil over medium-high.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, their far more inefficient electrochemical distant cousin, the human body, generates enough heat to boil over 100 cups of tea daily and is literally just chillin'.
—Etiido Uko
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, 9 minutes.
—Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Festering anger is certain to boil over again.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
On the other hand, their far more inefficient electrochemical distant cousin, the human body, generates enough heat to boil over 100 cups of tea daily and is literally just chillin'.
—Etiido Uko
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, 9 minutes.
—Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Festering anger is certain to boil over again.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boil over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil over
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This past week, that violence led to a physical attack when Brady went to the house of Brendan’s parents and used his vehicle to run over Brendan’s father, causing severe physical trauma.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Marlins’ ace, who opened the season on Friday by holding the Colorado Rockies to one unearned run over seven innings, needed just 93 pitches (69 strikes) to get his 27 outs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Several Oahu, Kauai and Maui wastewater plants overflowed from the kona lows, spilling their contents into the ocean.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Mexico’s government reported that 800 tons of hydrocarbon-laden waste have spilled into the ocean.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil%20over. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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