Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled over
Verb
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Following his celebration and subsequent confrontation with Benfica players, Vinicius Jr ran over to referee Francois Letexier and appeared to point towards Benfica forward Gianluca Prestianni.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026 -
The letter comes as Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing that ran over two hours on Tuesday.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Wells then confronted King at his home, the statement said, and a fight spilled into the street.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Fisk found working with Safdie invigorating because his enthusiasm spilled over into every aspect of filmmaking.—
Bill Desowitz,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Boiled over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiled%20over. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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