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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
The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower heat to simmer, cover pot and allow onions to get soft, about 6 to 8 minutes.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Some materials can be sterilized in the microwave, in the dishwasher, or by boiling in water.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Turn the heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a gentle boil.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower heat to simmer, cover pot and allow onions to get soft, about 6 to 8 minutes.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
Or, boil the pasta and toss it with the sauce right on the stove.
—Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Some materials can be sterilized in the microwave, in the dishwasher, or by boiling in water.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
Noun
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Signs and symptoms include pain, itching or skin tingling, painful rash of blister-like sores, fever, headache, chills, and upset stomach.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the sockliner provides a soft, sweat-wicking barrier to keep me comfortable and blister-free on my most active days.—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That is a steaming hot pile of garbage.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Better to speak your mind and get his side, than to stew alone about it.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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At La Tana del Polpo, octopus is the star—whether simply grilled, stewed until tender, or tossed into seafood pastas—along with crudo and daily catches straight from the sea.—
Megan Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Still, Mumford rightly notes that their famous books are churning with deep meaning beneath their surface symbols.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Long story short, churning, in various forms, has been around for a while.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Verb
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While the vast majority of burns occur with few issues, fires have escaped in rare cases, like in New Mexico in 2022, which led the Forest Service to pause burning nationwide.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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The mayor and the City Council have been warned for years that these shortcomings were leaving the city unacceptably vulnerable to the very kind of emergency that wiped out my home, killed 12 of my neighbors and burned 7,000 additional structures.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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This eerie riff on The Shining feels as if the Irish writer-director has a better grasp on both the catch-and-release tension that the genre needs and the balancing of sharp shocks and slow-simmering dread.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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In recent weeks, discontent has simmered to the surface in Russia following a wave of internet disruptions that have made life inconvenient in the Russian capital and elsewhere.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The aqueous action scenes — cascades of water swirling around aerial charges — should play out nicely on the big screen during the film’s theatrical release.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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The water still trapped within the comet likely formed long before its host star, but 3I/ATLAS was born afterward from a protoplanetary disk of gas and dust that swirled around the star — the same disk where planets form, Salazar Manzano said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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