as in to storm
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam
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Recent Examples of steam
Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Drain and rinse with cold water until cool to the touch and no longer steaming.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The lower level has been turned into a wellness suite, with a sauna, steam shower, and gym, plus a home theater.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Is steaming better than boiling eggs for deviled eggs?
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Drain and rinse with cold water until cool to the touch and no longer steaming.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
These things tend to gain steam, so beat writer extraordinaire Chad Bishop went in search of answers.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The lower level has been turned into a wellness suite, with a sauna, steam shower, and gym, plus a home theater.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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UConn Huskies stormed back from the dead, erasing a massive deficit before freshman Braylon Mullins buried a 35-foot buzzer-beater to seal a stunning 73–72 win in the Elite Eight.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Fungi aren’t literally storming areas like rain or hail, but storms act as the vehicle while the spores supply the threat.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Even minor changes in clouds, wind or storms can force delays, especially for a mission of this scale.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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In December, Microsoft and Amazon pledged more than $50 billion toward India's cloud and AI infrastructure in under 24 hours.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the ale has boiled, pour over the eggs very slowly at first to prevent curdling, then pour backwards and forwards until the mixture appears all alike and smooth.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The research team tested water both before and after boiling and found that although lead levels remained below federal action thresholds, the process did not eliminate the risk of metal exposure.—
Bridget Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Dramatic footage shows flames and thick black smoke billowing from the area around the airport, while firefighters worked to contain the blaze.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Associated Press video showed smoke rising from northeastern Tehran.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The analysis, released Friday by the California Department of Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, found that meeting wildfire safety standards for roughly 30,000 homes within the Eaton and Pacific Palisades burn areas would significantly cut average annual losses.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Around 2,000 acres at Camp Ripley in north-central Minnesota have burned due to a wildfire that broke out in the area on Sunday, officials with the military training center said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But not all of Hidalgo’s electorate are here for the fume-free boulevarding — many see life in Paris worsening under her tenure.—
Lisa Courbebaisse,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The senator discussed jobs, tax cuts, school choice, investment accounts for children, immigration, foreign policy and freedom in the wide-raging speech.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the war in Ukraine rages on.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene Set back from Via del Corso, one of Rome’s main arteries, this former noble palazzo, the 15th-century Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini, was also a bank before its present incarnation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Carter presented Roosevelt with the deed for about 700,000 acres on the northern bank of the Rio Grande.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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