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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled over
Verb
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In between those latter two home runs, Isiah Kiner-Falefa was thrown out at home by an inch; Andy Pages, a defensive substitution, quite literally ran over Hernandez to make a catch and save the season; and even the Dodgers squandered their own opportunity in the 10th.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Within 35 minutes, the driver ran over five people, according to the French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The brawl spilled outside of the ring, with Punk tossing Paul into a barricade.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The standing-room only crowd spilled beyond the pews of the church overlooking the Detroit River and into an entryway.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Boiled over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiled%20over. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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