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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boils over
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And some of the wildest action was again in precious metals markets, where gold and silver prices plunged following their stellar runs over the last year.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026 -
And some of the wildest action was again in precious metals markets, where gold and silver prices plunged following their stellar runs over the last year.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The roots of vertical dance – sometimes called aerial dance, though that term blends spills over into the circus world – go far back and across the ocean to France.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Encasing the entire property, from the street, past the 5,600 square-foot mansion and around those nice bushes, is a paved driveway that spills into a private cul-de-sac next to the garage.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Boils over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boils%20over. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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