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1
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
This leaves a smoldering stellar core, or white dwarf, surrounded by a spreading cloud of ex-stellar material.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
When the ovens are running, temperatures can reach a smoldering 115 degrees in the kitchen.
—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The blaze smoldered for days, and toxic smoke forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Three years later the Foundation began offering two smoldering calendars: a men’s and a women’s edition.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025
When the ovens are running, temperatures can reach a smoldering 115 degrees in the kitchen.
—Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The blaze smoldered for days, and toxic smoke forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Three years later the Foundation began offering two smoldering calendars: a men’s and a women’s edition.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smolder
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This week, President Donald Trump froze $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University, angering members of the Elbow Patch Mafia around America.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Buxton was blazing down the line, nearly at the bag by the time Brown picked up the ball.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2025
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South Korea’s largest wildfires on record blazed through the country’s southeast for a seventh day, with firefighters, soldiers and heritage workers racing to evacuate people and save ancient treasures from the encroaching flames.—
Jin Yu Young,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Traffic became snarled as police officers were deployed to busy intersections.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The closure has snarled plans for folks trying to access the popular national park in California’s Sierra Nevada.—
Fernanda Galan,
Sacramento Bee,
21 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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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
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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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Comments Danny McBride, do not step on that flaming bag on your doorstep.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Afterward, the Chicago artist flamed Pusha T, Ty Dolla $ign, Travis Scott, and even the late Virgil Abloh — including pictures to accompany the rant.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Abreu rewarded Cora’s decision to keep him in the game earlier and crushed the second pitch of the at-bat 110 mph, driving it 394 feet to right field for a three-run homer, snapping the tie.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Over 12,000 glowing Amazon ratings back up the hype.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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The episode follows Maria (Siena Kelly), a food researcher whose latest project receives a glowing review from a focus group subject named Verity (Rosy McEwen), one of Maria's ex-classmates who was relentlessly bullied in school.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Smolder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smolder. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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