as in blisters
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin
the dermatologist lanced the infected boil that had formed on the patient's neck
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as in steams
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again
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Recent Examples of boils
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Bathing daily and keeping your buttocks clean and dry can help prevent boils, folliculitis, and other skin conditions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
However, these blemishes are often a skin condition other than acne, such as folliculitis, boils, contact dermatitis, or keratosis pilaris.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The water boils quickly and makes the mug piping hot in less than a minute.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Castillo boils that moment in history down to a few paragraphs that are at once informative and blistering.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Whereas sunlight boils water for the electrical grid, starlight generates a mere trickle of electricity on large photodiodes that are like the cells of a solar panel.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Those include fish boils, something usually associated with Wisconsin’s Door County.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Bathing daily and keeping your buttocks clean and dry can help prevent boils, folliculitis, and other skin conditions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
However, these blemishes are often a skin condition other than acne, such as folliculitis, boils, contact dermatitis, or keratosis pilaris.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The water boils quickly and makes the mug piping hot in less than a minute.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Castillo boils that moment in history down to a few paragraphs that are at once informative and blistering.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
Whereas sunlight boils water for the electrical grid, starlight generates a mere trickle of electricity on large photodiodes that are like the cells of a solar panel.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boils
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At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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CookingPal’s gadget suggests meals, fetches recipes, chops, stirs, and steams ingredients, and then cleans up after itself.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Jan. 2020
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Beachgoers are being warned to stay off the sand and out of the water as Hurricane Erin churns toward New York, where it is expected to cause dangerous rip currents.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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The buck kicks his feet, churns mud, and slings debris skyward.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Research suggests that pimple patches aren't effective on cystic acne, pustules, or blackheads.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fire rages through the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, in Kathmandu on September 9, 2025 amid widespread protests.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As war rages in Europe, the two children navigate danger and secrets that challenge their understanding of family and friendship, reshaping their childhoods forever.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the new movie starring Denzel Washington, the camera rollicks, the edit clips at warp speed, and the sound mix explodes in Lee's coruscating New York — but the primordial ethical conflict at its heart simmers the same.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As for this new creation, human clinical trials confirmed the pimples completely disappeared after seven days of treatment, according to the team.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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This CeraVe acne cleanser is best for acne-prone skin—a major concern for teens—and helps clear away pimples and blackheads.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Theirs was a life together cut off in its infancy, but still the flame burns bright.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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The spark becomes a blaze, and trust between citizens and the military burns with it.—
Eric Chastain,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Boils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boils. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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