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as in to rage
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence
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Recent Examples of seethe
There was no other way of handling this rudeness other than to quietly seethe and vow not to make plans with the couple again anytime soon.
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 May 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
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Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
That, in turn, drew widespread ire in the Republican conference, including on an hours-long conference call during which conservatives seethed over the change.
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Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 May 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.
—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
That, in turn, drew widespread ire in the Republican conference, including on an hours-long conference call during which conservatives seethed over the change.
—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethe
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Rumors of their relationship continued to swirl after they were photographed leaving Arrowhead Stadium together after the game.
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As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead.
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The possible flare of Marburg in Uganda will only add to the challenges of responding to the overwhelming Ebola outbreak raging in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Still, if someone argued otherwise, Smith and his ilk would rage in fury.
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The parasite is killed by heat, so cooking normally takes care of it, but when the weather warms up and people look for ways to leave their stoves off, this stomach-churning bug finds an opening.
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The next step is to churn the mixture in your ice cream machine.
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Marylanders settled back for a steaming celebration of America’s 194th birthday today.
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The French capital is in the midst of a heat wave — the day of the show was the city’s hottest ever June day, until Wednesday eclipsed it — and the model’s toes steamed inside the oblong footwear.
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Officials are advising anyone who experienced a water outage or low water pressure in the affected area to boil tap water before using it for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth.
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If the chart recommends precooking the veggies for grilling, bring a small amount of water to boiling in a saucepan.
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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For decades, oceans have acted as the planet’s main heat sink, absorbing 90% of the excess heat produced by humans burning fossil fuels.
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The changes and controversies have roiled Charlotte at a time when trust in government at all levels is down.
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Eurovision has been roiled in recent years by protests over the participation of Israel, a competitor since 1973.
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Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.
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The Cavaliers won the 2015-2016 championship in a remarkable series in which Cleveland stormed back from a 3-1 deficit to win in seven games, a first in finals history.
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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