boil over

verb

Definition of boil overnext
as in to run over

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Recent Examples of boil over Advertisement Xi’s invocation of Thucydides’ Trap comes at a time when tensions between the rival superpowers could boil over on any of a number of issues, from trade to AI to Taiwan. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 15 May 2026 Bring just to a boil over medium, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolve. — Midwest Living, 14 May 2026 Frustration began to boil over from there. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 The Office actor Julie Fernandez and Sara Johnson have been in post two-and-a-half years now at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, which reps the likes of Steve McQueen and Stephen Frears, and have recently felt their frustration at low industry take-up of access coordinators boil over. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boil over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil over
  1. run over
  2. spill
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  • His first patient to benefit was 12-year-old James Greenlees, whose broken leg was treated after being run over by a cart.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Dash camera video shows 45-year-old Juan Luis Estrada allegedly running over Mendez while the teen took a break from his job at Big 5 Sporting Goods.
    — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Earlier this year, news outlets reported that a truck carrying paraquat spilled around 60 gallons of the herbicide in Dorris in Siskiyou County, which borders Oregon.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Emmy-winning actor has come forward as the individual Rhea Seehorn alluded to, but did not name, in a June Instagram post that revealed someone spilled wine on her at the Gotham TV Awards.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
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