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Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30–35 minutes, until the flavors are well combined.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
In far-northern California, the ballot measure has added to long-simmering resentment of distant Sacramento and the state’s wealthier cities.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
In the months before the uprising, overcrowding, dire conditions and mistreatment of prisoners had simmered into anger.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
While ongoing talks between Washington and Beijing had eased access somewhat, trade tensions were simmering ahead of the latest flare-up on Friday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
In far-northern California, the ballot measure has added to long-simmering resentment of distant Sacramento and the state’s wealthier cities.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
In the months before the uprising, overcrowding, dire conditions and mistreatment of prisoners had simmered into anger.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
While ongoing talks between Washington and Beijing had eased access somewhat, trade tensions were simmering ahead of the latest flare-up on Friday.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simmer
boil
Verb
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The women in your kitchen mixed the figs with walnuts, almonds, and sugar then boiled it all and stored it in clay pots for breakfast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Water does not have to be boiled for handwashing, bathing and laundry purposes, but residents should be careful not to ingest it.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Simmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmer. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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