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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
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Camera footage recorded June 18 showed the pool occasionally spouting water 20 to 30 feet into the air before returning to an active boil.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Once the water boils, add the florets and cook until the largest pieces can be easily pierced with a knife, 8 to 12 minutes.
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Carole Kotkin,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Noun
Boiling is the most reliable, killing viruses, bacteria and parasites after one full minute at a rolling boil.
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Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Camera footage recorded June 18 showed the pool occasionally spouting water 20 to 30 feet into the air before returning to an active boil.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Verb
In this concept, rather than boiling the liquid, it is run through a molecular sieve that catches specific molecules based on their size.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
Once the water boils, add the florets and cook until the largest pieces can be easily pierced with a knife, 8 to 12 minutes.
—
Carole Kotkin,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
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Ohtani has been pitching through a blister on the middle finger of his right hand.
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That happens, but the proposal on the ballot is like amputating one’s foot to heal a blister.
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When in doubt, stick to food that is cooked and served steaming hot.
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Enjoy a steaming plate of weekend-only biscuits and gravy.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC appears noticeably more clear and less green in the weeks before the Fourth of July as renovation work continues, but controversy still stews.
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For the past six months, the Aussies have stewed – and rallied — behind a one-word analysis from the World Cup draw that put them in the same four-team pod with Team USA, Turkey and Paraguay.
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Given the low cost of entry and all the bonus green Fox is churning up during the hydration breaks, the network is going to make a killing this summer; as such, there’s nothing but blue skies ahead.
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While the actors and their stunt doubles display impressive moves, and Claudia Sarne’s industrial electronica score keeps the action churning, the many clashes are mostly generic, seldom packing much of a visceral wallop, and the effects work is strictly standard-issue.
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In animals, the bacterium causes pustules and lesions, predominantly in cattle, sheep, and horses.
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Rust: Easily identified by orange pustules on the undersides of leaves, often accompanied by faint yellow or orange spots on the upper surfaces.
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Most of the smoke is coming from the Iron Fire in Utah, which has burned more than 21,000 acres.
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The world has known that adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests will warm the globe, said Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center on Cape Cod, who was not involved in the research.
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After years of exam leaks, persistently high youth unemployment, and opportunities slipping further out of reach, their simmering frustration is sparking a demand for accountability that many say can no longer be ignored.
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The matter simmered until February 24, 1976, when the board, after one of its regular meetings, asked Irving Carroll and Ernest Valenze, the principals of Island Trees’ two high schools, to remove the books from the library shelves.
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Even with tariff turmoil swirling and adding a not-insignificant degree of confusion and instability to global trade, there have been some crucial bright spots for the textile industry over the past year, in large part because of the protections afforded by USMCA.
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Kimiya was closest, sprawled across the floor weeping, debris swirling around her.
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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