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
Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Secure lid, and remove center piece to allow steam to escape.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
And last Friday, US and British warships steamed through the Taiwan Strait.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Dedica's slim, front-on profile slides between appliances and still gives you a steam wand for milk drinks.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Secure lid, and remove center piece to allow steam to escape.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the spring, the leaves are harvested, steamed, de-stemmed and de-veined and then stone ground into a fine powder.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
And last Friday, US and British warships steamed through the Taiwan Strait.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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That argument ends when Steven is involved in a car crash moments after Taylor storms out of the car during the fight, but the effects of it linger throughout the season as the pair find their way back to one another.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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During the October 7, 2023 attack, Hamas and several other militant groups stormed the Nova Music Festival and nearby communities in southern Israel, killed more than 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company projected 77% growth to $18 billion for cloud infrastructure revenue in fiscal year 2026 and a bullish fiscal 2030 projection of $144 billion.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Cashmere is beloved for its lightweight warmth, temperature regulation, wrinkle resistance, cloud-soft feel, durability, and low static—making Quince’s sweatpants the perfect quiet luxury piece for your fall wardrobe.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The dish, a traditional cornerstone of Mexican cuisine that dates back over a thousand years, is a corn wrapping, called masa, filled with meats, vegetables and cheese, rolled then steamed or boiled in a corn husk.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Sep. 2025
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Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The study finds that hunter-gatherer groups across southern China and Southeast Asia practiced prolonged, low-temperature smoke-drying of corpses between roughly 12,000 and 4,000 years ago, with some remains at certain sites possibly dating back about 14,000 years.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the Tush Push discourse raged Sunday night following the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss to the Eagles, another debate started.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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At times, officials, including senior advisor Stephen Miller, have raged against federal judges for standing in their way by issuing nationwide injunctions, some of which Sotomayor and her colleagues have then had brought before them.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines, which primarily operate A320s, saw a combined 660% surge in frequency of fume events between 2016 and 2024, according to the report.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal analysis found the number of fume incidents surged 660% between 2016 and 2024 for JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines, which both primarily use Airbus aircraft.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Solana Fire has been burning on private land.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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This shifts emissions from burning fuel on-site to the electricity supply—meaning an EAF running on renewables can cut CO₂ dramatically.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The bank expects the PBOC to cut the seven-day reverse repo rate and loan prime rate by 10-basis points in the fourth quarter, along with a a 50-basis-point reduction in the reserve requirement ratio, which sets out how much cash banks must hold in reserve.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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The government closed banks in eastern Congo in response to M23’s takeover of Goma and Bukavu, resulting in residents and businesses struggling to access cash to carry out basic transactions.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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