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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she was really sizzling about being passed over for the promotion, and nearly quit
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Recent Examples of sizzle
Joseph Person, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
But don’t picture slivers of beef sizzling on the hibachi at Benihana.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This year’s list lacks some of the sizzle of last year’s, even if several of the guys at the top of it ended up elsewhere.
—Joseph Person, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
In the coastal towns, surfers line the golden sand beaches and tuk-tuks zip along twisting roads, their horns blending with the rhythmic clink of fishmongers’ knives and the sizzle of hoppers frying in street stalls.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Meantime hot Cats sizzle at 40-24 with six straight wins after Saturday’s 4-0 home W over Buffalo behind a net shutout from newcomer Vitek Vanacek.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
But don’t picture slivers of beef sizzling on the hibachi at Benihana.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzle
Noun
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Then Tyrese Proctor missed a free throw and Cooper Flagg caught an over-the-back whistle on the rebound attempt.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Good safety practices include not overcrowding boats, carrying sound safety devices such as whistles and air horns and requiring all rowers to pass a swimming test.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This week, Matt Ritchie compared Wembley 2023 to a party balloon that had been inflated for a fortnight; by the day of the game, air was hissing out.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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After the wombat hisses, seemingly in distress, Jones eventually returns the animal to the bush.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
13 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
Noun
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All of the estate’s sparkling wines are made using the ‘traditional method’, where the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle to produce the fizz, rivalling some of the very best bubbles Champagne has to offer.—
Lela London,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Fantastic fizz isn’t made just in Champagne; deep and complex reds don’t solely hail from Bordeaux and the Rhône; and there’s more to rosé than the big names in Provence.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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
Noun
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Think: ribbed tanks, quarter zips, soft joggers, wide-leg pants, and crewnecks that feel a little more refined than your typical athleisure.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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It’s designed with an exterior front zip pocket plus an interior zip pocket and back slip pocket to keep things like your phone, wallet, etc. neat and organized.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Such is the case with this 15-minute fictionalized short inspired by the traumatic aftermath of a real event — when a group of Proud Boys in 2022 stormed a Drag Queen Story Hour program at the East Bay’s San Lorenzo Library and proceeded to hurl gay and transphobic slurs there.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Soon after Noboa took office in 2023, the country suffered back-to-back emergencies: a notorious gang leader escaped from prison; days later, a band of gunmen stormed a major TV station and took the staff hostage.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Sizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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