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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again
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Recent Examples of boil
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, tomato paste and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Therefore, boiling potassium-rich foods may reduce their nutrient content.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The boil water advisory is expected to remain in effect for the town until at least Friday afternoon.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Add the crushed tomatoes, broth, tomato paste and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Residents are advised to boil tap water before drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, or washing food until the advisory is lifted.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Therefore, boiling potassium-rich foods may reduce their nutrient content.
—Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
Noun
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Look for cushioning in the shin, ankle, and toe box areas specifically, as this is where an unforgiving ski boot can batter, blister, and bruise you.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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The couples received blister wounds on their forearms — and then were divided into four groups.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Can drinking a cup of steaming hot water improve your digestion and keep things moving along in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract?—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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Use a large baking sheet to avoid overcrowding the pan, which will cause the ingredients to steam instead of roast.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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Other cast members include sous chef Alesia Harris, who returned from Season 3, stews Jenna Woudberg and Joe Caron, deckhands Eddy Hounsell and Betul Yazici, and deck/stew Mike Durrant.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
2 Feb. 2026
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Fruit flavors taste stewed instead of fresh.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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There are no international credit card transactions keeping its economy churning, and no foreign services like Netflix, Uber or Amazon that get disrupted in an international internet shutdown.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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For months, the rumor mill has churned as first one prominent name and then another surfaced as a possible entrant to the race.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Spoiler alert: The monster is definitely real, a lion-bear hybrid covered in disgusting bloody pustules.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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In fact, one of the most common triggers of rosacea, which is characterized by flushing, swelling, spider veins, papules, and pustules, is exposure to sunlight.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 Sep. 2025
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If humans opt to burn more fossil fuels and increase climate pollution, that number drops to just four.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The reasons in this case, Dunn said, include the emissions released by the new compressors — which would be powered by burning gas from the pipeline — as well the noise and vibrations produced by the facility.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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There’s also the simmering rivalry between Europe’s top two fashion cities.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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As tensions simmer, neighboring countries have been mediating between the two sides to avert a war, noting that any conflict could spread and destabilize the Middle East.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The report also comes as more questions have begun swirling about the broader state of the economy in long-booming Texas and D-FW, which for years has been dramatically transformed by a stream of corporate relocations and a burgeoning new financial sector.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Instead of the gas of quarks and gluons theorists expected, the plasma acted like a swirling liquid unprecedented in nature.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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