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
The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
That this ancient and ancestral food remains such a staple across countries and continents speaks to the joy steamed into every bite and the tradition millions of families have kept alive for thousands of years.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Also, a tight-fitting lid will help keep steam in, cook onions faster, and reduce the need to deglaze the pot.
—Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
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Verb
He can also be deployed at full-back, steaming down the flanks in an all-action Marcelo Bielsa side on the international stage, as well as being regularly called upon to battle with Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior for his club.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
That this ancient and ancestral food remains such a staple across countries and continents speaks to the joy steamed into every bite and the tradition millions of families have kept alive for thousands of years.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
The heat from the pot paired with the cook time and the steam that is generated from keeping the lid on make slow cooking possible.
—Giovanna Vazquez, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Also, a tight-fitting lid will help keep steam in, cook onions faster, and reduce the need to deglaze the pot.
—Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
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Hours into his presidency, Trump issued 1,500 pardons of defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to stop the certification of the 2020 election.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Blakes are a humble family and the idea of her dad blowing past security to storm the court had Mikayla cracking up.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This break in the clouds can be seen all over Portland.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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At a time when photos, movie tickets and messages all live in the cloud, junk journaling creates a tactile record of one’s experiences.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) said all Trinity Bay Conservation District customers in this community should boil their water.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Place parchment lid directly on top of vegetables and liquid, and simmer — don’t boil — stirring occasionally, for 20 to 25 minutes, until potatoes are very tender.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ismail looked out of his apartment window, which has views of the river, and saw smoke from the south of Reagan Airport and began to film the unfolding rescue operation.—
Elizabeth Maline,
NBC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Detecting red flags Last July, an algorithm used by Pano A.I. detected smoke from a lightning strike that caused a remote high-risk fire on Bennett Mountain in Douglas County, California.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As fires in the Los Angeles area continue to rage, California could see more activity aimed at reducing wildfire risks in the future under legislation passed with strong Democratic and Republican support in the House Thursday.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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The extreme, 100 mph winds that drove the LA wildfires to rage out of control is a different kind of event than a fire driven by overgrown brush, Quinn-Davidson said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, because ammonia produces strong fumes, wearing eye protection such as safety goggles is recommended.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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As to the first: At least Kassebaum didn’t have to fear a social media fusillade from Bush, and Bush would have been too much of a gentleman to do more than fume in private over her vote.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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There is also much discontent among the public regarding the judiciary system, because there are still ongoing cases related to the coal theft issue that happened two years ago, and also some issues related to the development bank, so the people were asking about those processes.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the summer, the Buttes-Chaumont Park is as popular a picnic destination as Paris Plages along the banks of the Seine.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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