pressure-cook

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steam
Verb
  • The situation was on the minds of many who cheered when the Ford steamed from its pier in Norfolk, with tugboats hugging the carrier's hull and sailors lining the sprawling deck in their dress-white uniforms.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025
  • History trickled into the bitterness between the two sides and left Roberts still steaming even after the Dodgers’ 8-6 win.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 18 June 2025
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“Pressure-cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure-cook. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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