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as in huff
a state of nervous or irritated concern many in town are in a stew about the proposed plan to close at least one of the elementary schools

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as in brothel
a building in which prostitutes are available a red-light district full of down and dirty stews

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stew

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verb

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as in to boil
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam stew the chicken till tender, and then remove the meat from the bones

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Recent Examples of stew
Noun
Look for riffs on native dishes like bison momo dumplings in stew with chili-garlic oil. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025 There are only three stews on this enormous boat, and everyone has already demonstrated plenty of willingness to help. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Musk stews over Stargate As one of President Trump’s closest allies, Elon Musk was expected to reap a huge advantage over his rivals. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Canned tomatoes: Canned tomatoes come in various forms, such as diced, stewed, or whole and peeled. Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stew
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stew
Noun
  • The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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  • Fans of this show based on a treatment by the legendary Bruce Lee caused enough of a stir that it was eventually renewed for Max exclusively, airing a third season on the streaming service.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The news, which surfaced late last week when letters to these vendors from Chief Procurement Officer Sharla Roberts were shared with the media, caused an immediate stir and prompted some aldermen to publicly advise contractors not to comply with the request.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • The boys of ’90s country got their due elsewhere in the night, with a Blake Shelton/Clint Black/Trace Adkins medley of three-decade-old hits.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Reba McEntire will perform a medley of Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn classics.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
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  • Upon arriving at the address, however, Prior was horrified to discover not a respectable dwelling, but rather a brothel.
    Jenna Deep, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
  • His corpse is down the street from a brothel, and below a billboard advertisement for a priest who promises miracles and deliverance.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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  • According to Schwartz, the Sierra Nevada saw above-average snowfall over the previous two water years, so there’s no reason to worry about the slight drop in snowfall in 2025.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Rubio’s visit comes as leaders grow increasingly concerned about the quickly deteriorating security situation in Haiti, which threatens to spill over into the region, and several worrying U.S. policy shifts that stand to have negative effects on their vulnerable economies.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • The average person will lose a pint of sweat during a short session in a sauna's dry heat, according to Harvard Health.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • By Sam Reed For low-key exercisers, a casual cotton T-shirt and pair of sweats is an easy lazy-day combination.
    Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • Spears' teen pregnancy immediately caused commotion among her family and her team.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • On a match day, the keenest supporters would gravitate to the main entrance halfway along, just after the dressing room windows where Ian Wright occasionally peered out and caused a commotion.
    Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Stew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stew. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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