1
as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau
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as in to storm
to express one's anger usually violently
when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs
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Recent Examples of fume
Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026
Much of the profit surge came after customers were charged for wildfires that the utility itself caused, fuming protesters said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … INTERNAL TURMOIL – Federal immigration officials privately fume over DHS claims after deadly Minnesota shooting.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Retired engineer JoAnn Morgan is still fuming that the last three Apollo moon landings were canceled under President Richard Nixon's watch because of budget cuts, risk concerns and shifting priorities.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026
Much of the profit surge came after customers were charged for wildfires that the utility itself caused, fuming protesters said.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
Several of our reviewers live with pets, have asthma or allergies, or were hoping the devices would keep areas like the kitchen and bedroom fume-free.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … INTERNAL TURMOIL – Federal immigration officials privately fume over DHS claims after deadly Minnesota shooting.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
Verb
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Ironing or steaming clothes after a long travel day.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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And yet somehow they've been relegated to the back of the plate for years, steamed into submission and served without fanfare.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2026
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Certainly, classmates know the perpetrators, as do some parents who have stormed at least one school board session seeking answers.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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An invading army of tens of thousands of soldiers led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla, an influential commander and later dictator of Rome, stormed the town’s walls with slings and catapults.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These detectors can’t tell the difference between smoke and dust.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Drive-through smoke shops, car washes and truck stop amenities also bring in revenue.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In July of 2024, as fighting raged in Khartoum, a Sudanese weapons broker WhatsApped Mafi to contract a shipment of Qods Mohajer-6 drones — the same ones Iran has long supplied Russia in its war in Ukraine, according to the complaint.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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The raging optimism and confidence.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cloud Next, which has long outgrown San Francisco’s Moscone Center, will be a moment for the company to mark its progress in the cloud wars, a competition where it was once left for dead.—
Alex Kantrowitz,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Expect thickening clouds late today and into tonight.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My father taught me to burn disks, to back up files, and to discharge static electricity before handling a computer’s delicate innards.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Households can’t afford to lose a chunk of their payments to taxes, said Jensen, whose home also burned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Any proposal to increase taxes on that same November ballot — however justified — is almost certainly doomed, and might even add to the miasma of faux outrage that’s already surrounding the statewide tax cut.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One caveat here is to follow the manufacturer's instructions since some products, like foaming cleaners, are designed for application directly on the surface.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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If nothing happens and there are no signs of foaming, the yeast is dead and should be discarded.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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