BOIL OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

boil over

verb

Definition of boil over

as in to run over

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Relevance

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recede

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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

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But most imperative of all was Blade Tidwell, who allowed two runs over a career-high five innings and featured a six-pitch mix — technically five, in his assessment.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
The Genesis Mission project is planned to run over the coming months.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of run over

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