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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
Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.
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Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
Daniel Farke stormed towards Peter Bankes, seething with the referee’s performance and got a red card for his troubles.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Security forces killed more than 500, arrested 22,000, and blacked out the internet—much of the population has been seething right through today.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
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Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
Daniel Farke stormed towards Peter Bankes, seething with the referee’s performance and got a red card for his troubles.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Security forces killed more than 500, arrested 22,000, and blacked out the internet—much of the population has been seething right through today.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethe
Verb
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White clouds can be seen swirling on Earth's sunlit arc above the line separating night from day while the cratered expanse of the lunar disk stretches out below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rumors had swirled for months that Epstein was the one who introduced the President and first lady, and that she could have also been trafficked by Epstein.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2026
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As the debate over AI’s role in the workplace rages on, some experts warn that eliminating menial tasks with AI could come with a hidden cost to productivity.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The raging immovable object will butt up against the cool, collected irresistible force.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Remove immediately from the churning bowl.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Largely produced by Chris Marek, these songs refuse to trade on novelty—enormous 808s and chugging power chords don’t just cohabitate, but work in tandem to churn moshpits and choke up emotions alike.—
Vivian Medithi,
Pitchfork,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ironing or steaming clothes after a long travel day.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
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And yet somehow they've been relegated to the back of the plate for years, steamed into submission and served without fanfare.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cámara cranks one burner to 20,000 BTU to quickly boil fresh pasta and lowers the next to a gentler 300 BTU to simmer sauces whipped up with leftover garden vegetables.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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An 80-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man were pulled from the burning building.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Five million American dollars were burned.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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This year, though, markets have been roiled by concerns over disruption from the latest artificial intelligence models, the risks posed by private credit and the Iran war that began in late February.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Other local agencies probe federal agent’s actions Thao was detained as protesters clashed with federal agents during Operation Metro Surge, the monthslong immigration enforcement crackdown that roiled Minnesota.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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The start of this one looked like the game in Columbus two weeks ago when the Jackets raced out to a 3-0 lead before the B’s stormed back to win it in a shootout in what may have been the B’s most important win of the season.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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In its election campaign, Fidesz has used a video generated by artificial intelligence showing Magyar storming into a Hungarian home to conscript a young man.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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