1
as in to swirl
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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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 The way Zay seethes, though, indicates this situation is far from settled. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 May 2025 With Cindric failing to launch an attack on the lead behind Wallace, Team Penske teammate Joey Logano was seething. Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 The clouds are being eroded and shaped by the seething radiation from the cluster of larger stars in the center. Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025 Some administrators have privately seethed at the proposal, cynical at the motives of the power countries. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seethe
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Verb
  • Despite the macroeconomic factors swirling over Wall Street, a relative calm has descended across markets.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2025
  • In March, rumors swirled after an article in The Sun alleged that British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who’s starred in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Kick-Ass, and Bullet Train, had been formally offered the lead role, but no developments have occurred since.
    India Brown, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
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  • In the end, the Houston criminal defense lawyer wrote in a moving post on social media, only the raging waters of the Guadalupe River could separate them.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 10 July 2025
  • Among them is Matthew Crowder, who rushed into the raging waters to rescue a sleeping family before dawn on July 4. Crowder, a manager at Texas Paintball, said he was headed to work around 3 a.m.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 July 2025
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  • Monitor Retention And Churn Rates Client retention and churn rates are the only valid measures in my experience.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Weather led to a scrub of the Aug. 3 attempt, but SpaceX was able to launch despite Tropical Storm Debby churning off Florida’s southwest coast.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
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  • They’re laid flat on racks, then steamed in the oven.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Acorn squash can be baked, roasted, or steamed for a tasty side dish.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 July 2025
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  • For snacks, reach for protein-rich options like nuts, cottage cheese, or boiled eggs.1112 Building lean muscle mass can boost your metabolism.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 30 June 2025
  • Most hot springs are actually neutral, Poland said, but the temperatures are so extreme that the bison most likely boiled to death.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 27 June 2025
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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
  • 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
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  • In May, Ayers posted photos on social media site X of lightning roiling far, far beneath the International Space Station.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2025
  • But the conflict that’s roiling your family complicates things.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
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  • Is it expected to storm over the weekend in Grand Rapids?
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
  • Just over 1 kilometer to the west on Hardware Lane – one of the city’s most popular areas for restaurants and nightlife – about 20 protesters stormed into an Israeli restaurant, chanting slogans, police said.
    Angus Watson, CNN Money, 5 July 2025

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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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