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
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
The hot mushroom salad steamed in a squash is plated tableside for a bit of drama.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
The Spanish chorizo brings smoky depth, while shrimp steams to tender perfection right on top of the rice.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Edamame Edamame are young soybeans served boiled or steamed in their pods.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
The hot mushroom salad steamed in a squash is plated tableside for a bit of drama.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
This ultra-compact device is incredibly easy to maneuver around clothes, and provides 10 minutes of continuous steam to help get the job done.
—Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
The Spanish chorizo brings smoky depth, while shrimp steams to tender perfection right on top of the rice.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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Israel launched its initial assault on Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Bulldogs stormed back and cut the lead to one with 29 seconds left after both teams exchanged buckets for several minutes.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Because of this, even when the first stars formed, some 13.7 billion years ago, their light was quickly extinguished by the gas cloud.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Its cloud unit offers a chatbot for businesses, called Q.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rosin bags are made from a sap that’s pulled from pine trees in Honduras, then boiled to distill out the turpentine.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Tour guide Danielle Oteri has navigated dozens of group trips through southern Italy and New York City, and they’re all typically made up of the same archetypes: the planner, the drinker, the one who is quietly boiling with resentment.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Bridgeport Fire Department responded at 6 p.m. to the working structure fire and found heavy smoke coming from the fifth floor of Building No. 3 of the SingerCT complex, according to the Bridgeport Fire Department.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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These drones can autonomously navigate through smoke and challenging environments, delivering high-resolution images and thermal data to alert commanders.—
Devendra Goyal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Any opportunity for scientific discussion was skipped, and the proposal seemed to be on the path toward a potential major policy change as the pandemic was raging.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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One large circular oven was dug out as a silo, and researchers found a thick floor, which suggests particularly intense fires raged in the oven, possibly used for cooking or ceramics, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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But beyond the noise pollution, Phillips says their fumes, debris, dust, and particulate matter can also contribute to air pollution, which is especially problematic for allergy sufferers.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Black carbon comprises the visible, dark fumes emitted from vehicles, wildfires, household activities such as cooking with traditional fuels, and industrial activity.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
27 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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The bank projects about 25,000 job losses caused by Elon Musk’s task force.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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Investment bank JPMorgan on Thursday warned that the tariffs are likely to push the U.S. and the world into a recession.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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