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as in to rage
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence
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Recent Examples of seethe
But this seething primordial soup—the stuff of future galaxies, stars, planets and people—only lasted a few microseconds.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
For most people, action, cultivating a sense of agency, beats seething.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Trump seethes with hatred and erupts in volcanic fury to denounce, demonize, disparage and threaten anyone who refuses to support his increasingly irrational and harmful proposals and actions.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
For most people, action, cultivating a sense of agency, beats seething.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Trump seethes with hatred and erupts in volcanic fury to denounce, demonize, disparage and threaten anyone who refuses to support his increasingly irrational and harmful proposals and actions.
—Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2026
For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethe
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With the imminent closure of the Kennedy Center, speculation has swirled around the NSO’s future, especially in light of the Washington National Opera’s decision in January to cut ties with the storied venue, which has been its home since 1971.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Initially, speculation swirled online that the blast at the school could have been caused by misfiring Iranian air defenses, as the IRGC tried to repel incoming air strikes.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Iran war rages on and continues to rattle global markets, while Iran has picked a new supreme leader.—
Angus Whitley,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, a fire raged at a three-story, hillside home in Laurel Canyon, where over 100 firefighters extinguished the blaze in the main house, the exterior of an adjacent building and surrounding vegetation in one hour and 13 minutes, LAFD said in a news release.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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As the song churns on, the focus narrows in on West until everything else falls away.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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And a pair of Dodgers defensive miscues further churned the waters.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Just presented to you like a steaming basket of biscuits.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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The dish is topped with a final wonton layer and a bit of chicken broth or water, then steamed in a steamer for about 25 minutes.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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When oil begins boiling, about 2 minutes, very carefully add the onion, gently pushing into the oil.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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While the properly prepared, boiled three times, tender spring leaves of this plant are the main ingredient in poke sallet, a fixture of Southern cuisine, the plant is truly toxic.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Protesters also burned a police station and damaged a school and the offices of a local charity in Gilgit, according to officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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In all areas of life, optimism lights the spark, while discipline keeps the fire burning.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Beekeeping Frisco businessman Nate Sheets had a comfortable lead over three-term Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in a heated Republican primary Tuesday after roughly half the votes were tallied, a stinging initial victory in a race roiled by an unusual split at the top of the GOP.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Travel stocks — including cruise ship operators, hotel chains and air carriers — slid as the conflict roiled global tourism.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Suncoast students stormed the court after the regional final victory.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Rhinos stormed to a 28-0 halftime lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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