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Recent Examples of boil over
And, while Shi was present to hear anger boil over again at the weekend, visits from his bosses are infrequent and the club represent a small part of Fosun’s huge international portfolio.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The Philippine government is also under pressure to do more to address the corruption; otherwise, public discontent may boil over and lead to widespread violence.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
There is a lot to take in from the first season, which will surely boil over in the second season.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The Philippine government is also under pressure to do more to address the corruption; otherwise, public discontent may boil over and lead to widespread violence.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
There is a lot to take in from the first season, which will surely boil over in the second season.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil over
Verb
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Rake them out and run over them with the lawn mower to chop them up before adding them back to your flower beds.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ricklefs allegedly then turned into a Walmart parking lot and attempted to run over other pedestrians before hitting a store employee.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Risk appetite spilled into speculative assets as well.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump, congressional Republicans and Democrats remain dug into their positions, with no end in sight to a shutdown that appears likely to spill into the weekend and perhaps beyond.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil%20over. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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