1
: cooked by steam
2
: angry sense 1
often used with up

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With an ordering process similar to Chipotle, customers pick a base of rice or steamed veggies and a protein, such as barbecue pork or zesty chicken. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025 The heat-and-serve meal includes your choice of baked ham or roasted turkey, served with mashed potatoes and gravy, steamed green beans or street corn, cornbread stuffing or macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, and Hawaiian dinner rolls. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025 At the beginning of the week, prepare foods like bean burritos or steamed vegetables to add to salads. Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Oct. 2025 For a main dish option, try serving with mashed potatoes and steamed cabbage. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for steamed

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of steamed was in 1802

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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamed. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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