pressure-cook

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure-cook
steam
Verb
  • Loud marching bands paraded randomly through the cobblestoned streets and alleys, food vendors attracted crowds with their steaming hot Cervelat and St. Galler bratwurst, plates of creamy raclette, and fresh pints of local beer.
    Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Michael Mann–style shots of characters considering their lives while staring into the middle distance at crashing waves or steaming fields of lava are beautiful and plentiful.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Pressure-cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure-cook. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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