BOILED OVER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

boiled over

verb

past tense of boil over

as in ran over

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receded

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Ball recently settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who claimed Ball ran over his foot while driving away from the Spectrum Center after a scrimmage game.

— Julia Coin July 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Their teammates ran over the join them in a group hug, relieved to be back in the game.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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Meanwhile, the war in Afghanistan spilled into Pakistan, where the United States carried out hundreds of drone strikes against militants attacking American troops across the border.

— Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Many scientists believe the evidence suggests that the virus emerged naturally in bats, circulated to other species and spilled over to humans, spreading at a live animal market in Wuhan where the first human cases appeared in late 2019.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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