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verb

Definition of steam

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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The perfect pot pie is flaky on top, steaming inside, and 100% delicious. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026 Try adding it to a cup of steeped black tea with a little vanilla extract for a flavorful spin on a London Fog, or steam it to make a cozy chai latte. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2026

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Related 'Ask Us Anything' Stories Do rage workouts really help to blow off steam? — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 As well as saunas, some run in a sweatsuit, use diuretics, steam rooms or do hot water immersions. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steam

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Authorities said key fugitives in the case include Dimitri Hérard, ex-head of security at Haiti's National Palace, who escaped two years ago after a powerful gang federation stormed Haiti's two biggest prisons.

— EVENS SANON, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Several defendants who pleaded guilty in the case and were at a mountaintop house on the night the Colombian commandos stormed Moïse’s private residence in the hills above Port-au-Prince testified about Badio’s presence.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of storm

Noun

Database lookup triggers Agent C, which calls out to an external API and writes results to cloud storage.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The timing of such decisions has cast a cloud of uncertainty over the sport just seven weeks out from the beginning of the regular season, and coaches involved are either fuming or biting their lips until there’s more clarity.

— CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cloud

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New potatoes, Red Bliss, fingerlings, and other waxy varieties have a dense texture and hold their shape particularly well after boiling.

— Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Out toward the edge, the star would boil unstably, sloughing off outer layers and explosively ejecting mass.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of boil

Noun

Flames and thick black smoke were later seen rising from a fuel storage area near the airport.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Lynn headed down and started getting the helicopter ready for an autorotation, as heavy smoke started to shoot from the engine.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of smoke

Noun

Ensure your storage spaces are properly ventilated to avoid damage from moisture buildup and chemical fume exposure.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
The report points to the adoption and use of Airbus' A320s — the world's best-selling aircraft — which United, American, and Delta Air Lines currently operate, as a contributing factor to the increase in fume events.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Definition of fume

Verb

As debate rages over how to respond to the growing power of artificial intelligence, Bill Gates is throwing a billion dollars and some words of wisdom at the problem.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Wind River’s Julia Jones shows up as a Native woman who joins the pack, and holds her own against obstacles ranging from raging rivers to even-more-raging men.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rage

Noun

People might think a little harder about whether to buy a home if mortgage rates are higher — or whether to take that business loan if banks are charging more.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
The files didn’t contain bank-account details, and, even if Qatar had ordered the transfers, there was no evidence that Netanyahu had actually received the money.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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