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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled over
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Soon after, the bike ran over the spikes, and the two people came to a stop, police said.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
After France caught Bellinger waving his arms the second time, the Blue Jays first baseman ran over to inform Scherzer, who addressed the issue.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Popular anger spilled into the streets of the Nepali capital after the government moved last week to block social media platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and YouTube, in a move that was widely criticized by rights groups as a tool for censorship.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Boiled over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiled%20over. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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