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Recent Examples of simmer
His poems distilled the tension between belonging and alienation, capturing a society where every day life persisted under the long shadow of armed checkpoints and simmering mistrust.
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 90 minutes.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Every interaction simmers with tension, but that deafening silence and psychological intensity is the heart of the series.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Uses and Benefits Bone broth is a traditional food made by simmering animal bones in water for many hours.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 1 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 90 minutes.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Every interaction simmers with tension, but that deafening silence and psychological intensity is the heart of the series.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Uses and Benefits Bone broth is a traditional food made by simmering animal bones in water for many hours.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for simmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simmer
boil
Verb
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Since then, Rhodes’ blood has been boiling, and his issues with Fatu, a fellow Babyface, came to a head at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event 2026 from the Bell Centre in Montreal.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Claxton boiled it down to the same thing, only with a player’s bluntness.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Simmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmer. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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