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Recent Examples of simmered
But the underlying tribal, religious, and political tensions have simmered for decades.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The potential simmered beneath the surface last season across 21 league appearances (13 off the bench) with one goal, four assists and occasional injury problems.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Many ministers and political leaders arriving at the palace used civilian number plates instead of special ones given to officials, a witness said, in an apparent security measure as unrest simmered in some places.
—CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Beneath the turmeric rice, chicken simmered in vegetables and berbere spice, and the mixture of yellow peas with garlic and onion (called kik), the injera rounds out the heat for a filling meal.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Crayton had brined the chops, patted them dry, seasoned them with Tony’s, fried them, and simmered them over a low flame all morning in a black pot with garlic and butter.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
So the question of if and when the summer of 2025 would course correct and coalesce around something fun simmered all season.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Philadelphia had 29 days, Washington had 27 days and Baltimore had 24 days where the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees, which even the the weather service office in Tampa calls oppressive, according to weather service data.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
The look is consistently popular, although the abundance of reissues has simmered the demand a bit over the years.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The potential simmered beneath the surface last season across 21 league appearances (13 off the bench) with one goal, four assists and occasional injury problems.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Many ministers and political leaders arriving at the palace used civilian number plates instead of special ones given to officials, a witness said, in an apparent security measure as unrest simmered in some places.
—CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Beneath the turmeric rice, chicken simmered in vegetables and berbere spice, and the mixture of yellow peas with garlic and onion (called kik), the injera rounds out the heat for a filling meal.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Crayton had brined the chops, patted them dry, seasoned them with Tony’s, fried them, and simmered them over a low flame all morning in a black pot with garlic and butter.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
So the question of if and when the summer of 2025 would course correct and coalesce around something fun simmered all season.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Philadelphia had 29 days, Washington had 27 days and Baltimore had 24 days where the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees, which even the the weather service office in Tampa calls oppressive, according to weather service data.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
The look is consistently popular, although the abundance of reissues has simmered the demand a bit over the years.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simmered
Verb
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These petite potatoes are boiled, then stir fried, tossed with a salty-sweet sauce and finished with sesame seeds, green onions and pepper flakes.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The afternoon sun licked the windscreen of the car, and the heat boiled my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two meats were stewed, roasted, grilled and breaded.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Noah Hawley stewed on an Alien spinoff years before FX even secured the rights.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Simmered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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