as in boiling
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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 seething
Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
After his second impeachment by the House of Representatives in January 2021, there were reports that a seething Trump was not going to pay his personal attorney's legal fees.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Pure evil from a woman seething over rejection.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Lead singer Brandon Coleman, as usual, puts forth a commanding, soulful vocal that encapsulates the lyric’s seething exasperation and longing for less division.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
After his second impeachment by the House of Representatives in January 2021, there were reports that a seething Trump was not going to pay his personal attorney's legal fees.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
For most people, action, cultivating a sense of agency, beats seething.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Pure evil from a woman seething over rejection.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seething
Adjective
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.—
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semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Giancarlo Stanton didn’t have much to say Tuesday with reports swirling that Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, planned to abruptly announce his resignation.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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In 1955, Universal arranged for closeted gay heartthrob Rock Hudson to be married off to his agent’s secretary amid swirling speculation about his sexuality.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
17 Feb. 2026
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Operation Midnight Hammer benefited immensely from the frantic circumstances of the war raging between Israel and Iran at the time.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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Everything about him was a daily routine of health, after daily routines of raging, probably.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Another brilliant show of Earth's power was caught on camera over the weekend when a geyser of molten rock burst from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Scientists have long wondered how much hydrogen might be buried in Earth’s molten metal engine, and have analyzed chemical interactions in iron to try to estimate the metallic core’s hydrogen reservoir.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Part of what makes Nightborn both stomach-churning and thought-provoking is how all the crazy stuff happening is just a slightly — okay, substantially — exaggerated version of the reality so many first-time parents face.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Some nifty drives from Hill has helped keep the Aggies' offense churning despite a poor shooting afternoon so far.—
American Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After steaming each section and while the area is still warm, scrub with an old toothbrush to lift any grime.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
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It can also be used to wrap sandwiches or other items before heating to keep them secure, or for steaming proteins and vegetables, helping retain their moisture and nutrients.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dollander made several mechanical tweaks during the offseason, hoping to make his sizzling fastball more effective and his slider more dependable in the zone.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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When the oil is shimmering, add the vegetables and chorizo and cook, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are warmed through and the sausage is sizzling, 6 to 8 minutes.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They got engaged, and later married during the set, surrounded by the artist and whirling revelers.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Patterns emerged in the observations, captured both close to the star and further away from it, that suggested a companion star was whirling through Betelgeuse’s extended atmosphere.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Seething.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seething. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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