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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
Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Each episode focuses on one: the tang of vinegar, the sizzle of olive oil, the perfect crunch of sea salt.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
RVs will be back in town, the smell of food sizzling on the grill will fill the air and the team will parade in as fans line the street.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Innovation in fast food is often measured by the sizzle of a new product launch or the sleekness of a digital ordering kiosk.
—Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Each episode focuses on one: the tang of vinegar, the sizzle of olive oil, the perfect crunch of sea salt.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Verb
Besides her duties in the kitchen, where onions and meatballs were sizzling on the stovetop on a recent Wednesday, Darby is also on a team focused on mental health advocacy.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
RVs will be back in town, the smell of food sizzling on the grill will fill the air and the team will parade in as fans line the street.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzle
Noun
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The stands emptied quickly after the game’s final whistle.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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After the final whistle, Slot was unable to contain his frustrations with Oliver, confronting him on the field and earning a dismissal alongside his assistant Sipke Hulshoff.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ross Crates, an ecologist at the Australian National University who was not involved in the study, noted that other research had shown that some birds hissed to ward off predators to their nests.—
Kate Golembiewski,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The hissing wind pushed black smoke down Temescal Canyon, sending residents choking toward the beach.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For fans who can’t get enough of Reacher, Prime Video is also steaming Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher movies.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving, the installation team steamed out every wrinkle in her new shades.—
Maria Yagoda,
Curbed,
14 Feb. 2025
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And, in a nod to that perhaps, Meghan could be seen picking an orange and later squeezing it into a glass of fizz in more videos shared on her Instagram Stories.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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After a sobering final year with Mercedes that appeared to sap some of the fizz from his love for F1, often hamstrung by an underperforming car, Hamilton has a fresh spring in his step.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 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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Storms raged at last year’s festival, dampening the fun.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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The SpaceX billionaire also raged against U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who issued a ruling last week blocking DOGE from getting into the Treasury's payment system, which contains sensitive information about American taxpayers' identities, including bank account and Social Security numbers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The investigation was aided by video taken from another driver, who was inside his Tesla — equipped with a camera that police later accessed — and watched the teen zip by in a Hyundai, according to police.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Spidey zips, leaps and flips through traffic until his web-shooters run out, forcing him to land on the ground.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Midway through the track, the Iron Maiden vocalist stormed the stage, mic in hand, to sing the song’s iconic chorus alongside Anselmo.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, parts of Europe have stormed ahead in committing to spending more than 3 percent on defense, like the Baltic states of Estonia and Lithuania.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Sizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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