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While most of the planning was complete, long simmering family tensions resurfaced when her SIL sent a meme showing a newlywed couple being covered in cake by guests.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Return to the heat and let come to a boil before simmering it for about 35 minutes.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
Firm cubes of cheese are cooked with onions and red bell peppers, simmered in a creamy tomato sauce full of warm spices.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Moreover, if an agreement with the PKK is not part of a larger arrangement securing the equal status and democratic rights of Turkey’s Kurdish population, simmering discontent could once again spill over into armed insurgency.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Return to the heat and let come to a boil before simmering it for about 35 minutes.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2025
Firm cubes of cheese are cooked with onions and red bell peppers, simmered in a creamy tomato sauce full of warm spices.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Moreover, if an agreement with the PKK is not part of a larger arrangement securing the equal status and democratic rights of Turkey’s Kurdish population, simmering discontent could once again spill over into armed insurgency.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for simmer
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“Simmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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