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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil over
Verb
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But, police said the woman could not enter, instead falling to the ground and was run over by the Ford truck, KCTV5 reported.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 June 2025 -
The taxi arrived before the man came back, and managed not to run over the suitcases in the street.—
Eileen Chang,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine have occasionally spilled over into NATO nations like Poland and Romania, which border Ukraine.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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For dry or powdery spills: If a liquid spill has dried or something powdery has spilled, use a vacuum to pick up as much of the debris as possible, or upend the suitcase outdoors or over a trash can and gently bang it a few times to dislodge the dry matter.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 June 2025
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil%20over. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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