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as in to anger
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
She smoldered when first learning of her son's misbehavior at school, but had calmed down by the time he arrived home.
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as in to blaze
to be on fire usually with smoke but few flames
They look forward to those long summer nights telling stories beside a smoldering campfire.
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Recent Examples of smolder
More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, as parched Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds and two major previous blazes continued to smolder.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Its remnants smoldered on the edge of Chico State’s campus throughout the day as fire investigators began piecing together what happened.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Property owners used water trucks to extinguish a small smoldering fire on agricultural land.
—Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, 'Shallow' ('A Star is Born'), 2019
There is chemistry and then there is smoldering.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Marcio Jose Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Its remnants smoldered on the edge of Chico State’s campus throughout the day as fire investigators began piecing together what happened.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Property owners used water trucks to extinguish a small smoldering fire on agricultural land.
—Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, 'Shallow' ('A Star is Born'), 2019
There is chemistry and then there is smoldering.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smolder
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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And the piece is acted in this Broadway transfer with all ensemble guns blazing, replete with deeply immersive performances also from Latanya Richardson-Jackson, Harry Lennix, Kara Young and, playing the authorial alter-ego, Jon Michael Hill.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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As seen in the trailer, Cervantes convinces Hayes to return to the track for a last shot at glory, but conflict ensues when he's teamed with Idris' Joshua Pearce, a hotshot rookie intent on blazing his own trail.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Here’s to Daniela Villegas’s funny fish; and Christina Alexiou’s snarling snake!—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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That muscular electric motor’s torque is the real difference that makes this E-class a worthy AMG tuner car for those who value the benefits of exemplary performance but don’t need a snarling beast of a high-performance car.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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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
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Skip the butter on veggies or meats by air frying, poaching, or steaming.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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Everything was steaming hot, and the smell alone was overwhelming in the best way possible.—
Tamia Boyd,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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This incident resulted in flaming debris falling over regions including Cape Canaveral, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initiate an investigation.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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So far, at least, the villagers have not tried to storm the castle with flaming torches in protest.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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More than 4,000 shoppers have snapped them up in the past month alone.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Even the terrace has enough room for two people to snap pictures without ever bumping into each other.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Everything about this adaptation is radiant — from Cinderella’s glowing blue ballgown to the heartrending relationship between the Prince (a dashing Richard Madden) and his aging father (Branagh favorite Derek Jacobi).—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Smoke blew around the crater with weak to moderate pressure and firelight was seen at the peak, indicating that the glowing volcanic material was at a shallow depth.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Smolder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smolder. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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