seethed

past tense of seethe
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as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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Recent Examples of seethed His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis. News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025 The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Since then, Hall's future with the team was in doubt as rumors swirled that the Jets would have the young running back on the trade block, though head coach Aaron Glenn repeatedly expressed his desire to retain Hall.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Throughout season 2 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, rumors swirled around whether cast member Demi Engemann cheated on her husband, Bret, while appearing on Vanderpump Villa, a reality series hosted by Lisa Vanderpump.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • The politician has publicly gloated over Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show coming to an end next May, celebrated Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, and then raged over his return to TV screens, and suggested that Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show also come to an end, too.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
  • O’Donnell said the full interview was about 90 minutes, and CBS provided a full text transcript on its website, showing extended moments where Trump raged at Joe Biden, political opponents and his indictments.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • And what the pair had was their family firm's bubbling de-icers, $400 electric fan-like devices that, when lowered into the sea, churned warmer water up from below to prevent ice from forming.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Visited by thousands of trekkers and climbers, the region around Mount Everest has been blanketed by snow since Monday as a cyclone from the Bay of Bengal churned across India, ushering in a second bout of severe snowfall in the Himalayas this month.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Acorn squash can be baked, roasted, or steamed for a tasty side dish.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Enjoy it raw or lightly steamed with olive oil, salt, and pepper for the most nutrients and best flavor.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Potatoes Potatoes are starchy vegetables that can be enjoyed roasted, boiled, sauteed, or fried.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Around 500 Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz, killing 47 people and taking 76 hostages out of the 251 abducted across Israel that day.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The demonstration turned violent, and some people stormed Morelia’s Government Palace.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Between events, Diamandis whirled around, making and cementing connections.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.
    Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
  • An employee dove between two metal bales that surround the facility to quickly carry a customer who had been burned to safety.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Seethed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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