BOILING OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

boiling over

verb

present participle of boil over

as in running over

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receding

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running over

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Knight is serving a 28-year prison sentence in California for running over and killing a Compton businessman outside a burger stand in January 2015.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
As the boy backs away, the family's husky mix, Bella, is seen running over from across the yard and chasing the bear away, circling behind the animal and placing itself in between the bear and the boy.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 7 July 2026

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