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
Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Her initial response may have been exasperated, fuming, Leave me alone.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
In 2014, the Journal found, there were about 12 fume events per million departures.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Wilson fumed in silence for a few minutes as Adebayo drove.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
Her initial response may have been exasperated, fuming, Leave me alone.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
Vinegar is a fast, fume-free cleaner that cuts grease, smudges, and grime before guests arrive.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 4 Jan. 2026
In 2014, the Journal found, there were about 12 fume events per million departures.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
Verb
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Transfer to a large plate, spreading out to keep from steaming.—
Hana Asbrink,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Luz’s agency had scored the gillagers a dump truck, part of a citywide program encouraging poor Manileños to trade garbage for rice and instant noodles, but most scavenging was carried out by teams of boys and young men who scampered over steaming filth.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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During an earlier news conference, Beshear said state investigators were looking into three weekend deaths that were possibly storm related.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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An anti-ICE protest outside a Minneapolis hotel turned violent Sunday night, with some smashing windows and throwing bottles as federal officers fought to keep them from storming inside.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Photos of the scene showed a building in the Kato Business Square producing a heavy black smoke.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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At least two protesters were taken into custody after troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety deployed smoke canisters to contain the crowd after protestors refused to disperse.—
Elizabeth Zavala,
San Antonio Express-News,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When the sun goes down, three beams of light will illuminate the sky over the town that was, piercing the darkness that this time last year was lit with the unholy glow of a fire raging, with no end in sight.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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That winter, the concrete spillway collapsed in one section during massive storms, prompting the evacuation of 188,000 people as water raged uncontrolled into the river below, and concerns grew that part of the dam might fail.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The image appears to show Ketter moving through a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration following the killing of Alex Pretti, which happened just minutes away from his store.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That leaves them out of pocket, at risk of reputational damage and in danger of losing customers who blame them, rather than the cloud services provider, for the problem.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When James Watt improved steam engine efficiency, factories did not burn the same amount of coal to do the same work.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Today’s public-health establishment might not subscribe to the 19th-century version of miasma theory, but the idea that environmental and social factors shape people’s health is still core to the field.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
19 Nov. 2025
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Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From evocation of sunrise to midday on the sea, with sonic glowings, glintings and glarings, to waves tossing and foaming, to elemental interactions of wind and water, Spano had a sure and sympathetic command of the score.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Once foaming subsides, gently pour into cold juice glasses or flutes and enjoy.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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