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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
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
This dish has all the classic flavors of shrimp scampi—bright wine, rich butter, and savory garlic—but the shrimp boil spin takes it to the next level.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
First, boil a large pot of water on the stove—the pot should be big enough to fill the sink with water.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But then Eala, who won the junior title here three years ago, started nailing her ground strokes and Tauson went off the boil.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
This dish has all the classic flavors of shrimp scampi—bright wine, rich butter, and savory garlic—but the shrimp boil spin takes it to the next level.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
French confectioner Nicolas Appert spent years on the challenge, eventually creating the world’s first food bottling factory by sealing food in glass jars with cork and wax, then boiling them.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
First, boil a large pot of water on the stove—the pot should be big enough to fill the sink with water.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
Noun
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Apply anti-itch cream like calamine lotion or hydrocortisone for open blisters.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Yankees have been adamant that Fried’s blister has nothing to do with his struggles.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His observant approach to capturing the sights and sounds of New York’s Chinatown and Lower East Side — the streets packed with extras, the kitchens where Aishe works steaming and bustling — displays what can only be a documentarian’s attention to local detail and color.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Basically, the creator, who shares content on the platform using the handle @mothercould, takes a cup filled with hot water and a paper towel, and places her child's ear over the opening of the cup, steaming the ear.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The habit of staying up at night and replaying all the embarrassing moments of your life while stewing in self-blame isn’t just a personality quirk.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The two meats were stewed, roasted, grilled and breaded.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In August, Hurricane Erin brought heavy rain and strong winds to the northeast Caribbean before growing in size and churning up high surf and dangerous rip currents along the East Coast.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia suffered a stomach-churning $589 billion wipeout when DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Folliculitis refers to the bacterial or fungal infection of the hair follicle that can lead to redness or pustules centered around the hair follicle.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Their venom, similar to a bee’s or wasp’s, results in a painful, itchy pustule or blister on the skin.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Verb
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From excellence and respectability to rage and raunch to the abstract and avant-garde.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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Maybe this works fine — until that kid leaves home to go to college or work and ends up in an urgent care in the middle of the night with raging flu symptoms or a broken wrist.—
Dr. Jill Grimes,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What the foreign minister’s role in the process would be was unclear, but the government of President Lee Jae Myung was trying to quickly contain simmering discontent in the country about how its nationals were being treated by US law enforcement.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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And in workplaces across the country, stress continues to simmer under cultures that prize constant availability.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill is already being swirled around in trade rumors.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Studs, leopard print, and DIY ornamentation sit alongside soft pastels, swirling graphic patterns, and a Nouveau color palette inspired by the Parisian Metropolitain signs.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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