Thesaurus results for SIMMERED

simmered

verb

past tense of simmer

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam I gently simmered the chili for an hour

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Recent Examples of simmered And the Puerto Rican beans are slow-simmered and seasoned with sofrito and tomato sauce, served with a touch of sazón for brightness. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Dozens of new cases are reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention each week, with new large outbreaks adding to others that have simmered since last year. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Next, butter is simmered with citrus and maple to meld the flavors and caramelize the sugars; it is ladled over the warm, fluffy pancake. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026 An aluminum ramyeon pot with rounded handles simmered on the stove. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 In addition to spices, chili seasoning mix usually contains a thickener, such as wheat flour or cornstarch, which creates a lovely viscosity in the broth once simmered. — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 18 July 2026 The tension between the two sides has simmered throughout the season and figures to continue into the winter. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 July 2026 The two sides agreed to a cease-fire at the end of 2024, in the waning days of the Biden administration, but hostilities simmered. — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026 The matter simmered until February 24, 1976, when the board, after one of its regular meetings, asked Irving Carroll and Ernest Valenze, the principals of Island Trees’ two high schools, to remove the books from the library shelves. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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Even if eggs are boiled or poached, pairing them with healthy fats like avocado or nuts can provide the fat needed to support vitamin D absorption.

— Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026
In her album, Jenny Sweet portrays them as mothers angry at how humans have warmed their waters, turning them into lobsters in a pot being boiled alive by climate change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Definition of boiled

Verb

For the past six months, the Aussies have stewed – and rallied — behind a one-word analysis from the World Cup draw that put them in the same four-team pod with Team USA, Turkey and Paraguay.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Without the feel-good story of a Cal Ripken to turn things around, NHL owners simply stewed.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026