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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again
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Recent Examples of boil
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Standing on the boardwalk near the spring boil, visitors of all ages made remarks of awe and wonder while keeping their voices hushed in a show of reverence for nature’s wonder.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Nearly half of them refer to food such as otak-otak, a dish consisting of seafood mixed with spices and coconut milk, and ketupat, a small rice cake boiled in a pouch of woven palm leaves.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Some songs slowly build into a boil; Others simply simmer.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Standing on the boardwalk near the spring boil, visitors of all ages made remarks of awe and wonder while keeping their voices hushed in a show of reverence for nature’s wonder.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Anger at Willard had already advanced from simmer to boil before the Terps tipped off in San Francisco on Thursday evening.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Nearly half of them refer to food such as otak-otak, a dish consisting of seafood mixed with spices and coconut milk, and ketupat, a small rice cake boiled in a pouch of woven palm leaves.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
Noun
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After several hours, blisters will develop where the bumps were located.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2025
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The virus can transmit through direct contact with fluid from shingles blisters or rash.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Choose options that are baked, grilled, steamed, or roasted.—
Lindsey DeSoto, RD, LD,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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Dumplings and Kebabs: Chicken Momo: steamed chicken dumplings with spicy chili sauce topped with onions and peppers.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With these four tools, a home cook is able to accomplish a large swath of stovetop tasks in the kitchen: pan frying, deep frying, sautéing, boiling, braising, searing, stewing, saucing, melting, tempering, steaming, and the list goes on.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
12 Mar. 2025
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And look, getting passed over sucks, but instead of stewing, start asking why.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But markets have churned since Trump escalated trade tensions last week, sowing uncertainty across the world’s largest economy.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Necessity has transformed this country into a nation of drone-makers, who churn them out from factory assembly lines and mom-and-pop operations like the one in the basement apartment in Kyiv.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and is capable of killing a human.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Videos shared on social media seemingly showed views of the fires from inside and outside the garage, as flames several feet tall raged from the SUV and dark smoke billowed out into the sky, visible from the park and surrounding areas.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The result is that deep within Jupiter's atmosphere, there are patches of ammonia that fell as mush balls from storms raging dozens of miles above – and that ammonia will stay buried down there until the next big storm dredges it up.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cauliflower-Broccoli Tajine with Hearts of Palm Rice Bold flavors popular in Morocco — ginger, garlic, saffron, cumin and other spices, as well as lemon pieces — simmer with the broccoli, cauliflower and sweet potato.—
Yakir Levy,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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Reduce the heat and simmer gently, covered, for 1 hour. 2: Strain and discard the vegetables.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Rumors of a romance first swirled after the duo were photographed in November 2024 at a Halloween party, that .Paak captured on Instagram.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Fed last week left interest rates unchanged, an acknowledgement of the uncertainty swirling around the economy.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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