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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
Her Catherine is less defined by the quirky, appealing eccentricities of Mary-Louise Parker’s performance in the original 2000 Broadway staging, but is girded by a certain angry resignation, fearful of what life might have in store, furious too, yet seething with a will to defy it all.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
So Isaac and Mulligan have done seething resentment before in the most watchable way.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
And because our planet back then was a seething ball of magma, the lunar nearside should have been baked like crème brûlée, with the nearside turning molten and bubbly.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
The footnotes are seething with granularity.
—Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
So Isaac and Mulligan have done seething resentment before in the most watchable way.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
And because our planet back then was a seething ball of magma, the lunar nearside should have been baked like crème brûlée, with the nearside turning molten and bubbly.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
The footnotes are seething with granularity.
—Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethe
Verb
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All of this comes after speculation about what prenup Swift and her soon-to-be-husband, Travis Kelce, could sign has started swirling.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
28 May 2026
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Despite rumors swirling since last week that the actor would not return for a third season, sources confirmed discussions are underway to find a way for Hardy (who plays gangster Harry Da Souza in the Paramount+ show) to come back.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Three cases nearly overwhelmed us, while 3,000 raged in Liberia.—
Tom Frieden,
STAT,
6 June 2026
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Local television channel Hiru showed image of firefighters, police and residents trying to contain the raging fire.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The media cycle continued to churn.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The same year, Hurricane Dora passed within about 400 miles of Hawaii, churning up winds on the islands that contributed to the Lahaina fire disaster on Maui.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The menu reads like a love letter to the nearby ocean, with a raw bar serving oysters and littleneck clams by the half-dozen and steaming bowls of clam chowder.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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Dale thought of the donuts and wondered if steaming them in their combination oven would consistently bake them all the way through.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
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While the water is technically heated to near-boiling temperatures to brew coffee and tea, that’s not always enough to guarantee safety, especially when altitude changes the boiling point.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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Customers are advised to boil water for one minute before use or use bottled water for drinking, cooking, and brushing teeth.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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With the myth of Medea as a burning thematic wire, and through the metaphor of bloody dog fights, the novel burns with the rage and despair of those who remain unseen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Deciding on a solution to the long-running turtle tizzy at I-95’s Exit 42, where 100-foot-tall light towers burn so brightly experts say the glow disrupts sea turtle nesting on beaches 12 miles away, has state and local government officials at loggerheads.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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Ellison’s words may help soothe tensions at the program, which has been roiled in recent days and still faces a difficult summer without more full-time correspondents.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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Misinformation and roiling regional conflicts have compounded the challenge for authorities, with rangers from the Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest, being recruited to fight the disease too.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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When the worker said yes, there followed a cacophony of voices, radios, and pounding boots as police stormed the property.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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After the Fever led by as many as 12 in the second half, the Liberty stormed back, capitalizing on Indiana turnovers to secure an 83-75 victory.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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