BOILING OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

boiling over

verb

present participle of boil over

as in running over

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Relevance

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receding

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running over

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It surely was meant to evoke Atlanta’s throwback helmet, which is an homage to the team’s original red helmet used from 1966 to 1969 that featured the falcon logo on the sides and the stripes running over the top and down the center.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Hollatz recalled running over to another detective to share the news.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of running over

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boiling down

boiling over

boiling point

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