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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she was really sizzling about being passed over for the promotion, and nearly quit
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Recent Examples of sizzle
C.w. Cameron,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
The acoustic guitar sounds natural and crisp, and the cymbals have a fair amount of sizzle, especially for a speaker at this price point.
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Christian De Looper,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
The intermingling smells of sizzling hot dogs, urine and marijuana wafted through the open windows.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Noun
The sizzle of sausage on the grill is part of the soundtrack of summer.
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C.w. Cameron,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
The acoustic guitar sounds natural and crisp, and the cymbals have a fair amount of sizzle, especially for a speaker at this price point.
—
Christian De Looper,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
Verb
For the fourth year in a row, though, Tex-Mex restaurant La Paz claims first prize in the cooking competition, for Chef Felipe Isidoro’s sizzling Acapulco lionfish fajita topped with his abuela’s special mango salsa.
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Rachel Nuwer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
The intermingling smells of sizzling hot dogs, urine and marijuana wafted through the open windows.
—
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzle
Noun
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As the halftime whistle blew, fans surely would have been thanking the gods for the respite, not from the heat, but rather the lack of any substantive action.
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From the first whistle until fans exited the parking lots, Colombian supporters who descended upon Kansas City made quite a racket.
Verb
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Then a hissing arrow pins a golden soccer ball to the Clash of Clans escutcheon.
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There’s plenty of feline choreography, like crawling, meowing, and hissing.
Verb
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Marylanders settled back for a steaming celebration of America’s 194th birthday today.
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The French capital is in the midst of a heat wave — the day of the show was the city’s hottest ever June day, until Wednesday eclipsed it — and the model’s toes steamed inside the oblong footwear.
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But a messy dispute between Jackson’s daughter, Paris, and his estate’s executors, entertainment lawyer John Branca and music executive John McClain, has taken some of the fizz out of the celebration.
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Among their uses, Linde’s gases create the fizz in sparkling waters, provide respiratory support to hospital patients, and help lasers etch billions of tiny transistors onto artificial intelligence chips.
Verb
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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For decades, oceans have acted as the planet’s main heat sink, absorbing 90% of the excess heat produced by humans burning fossil fuels.
Noun
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These poached shrimp are packed with flavor and are easily transportable in a zip-top bag nestled in your cooler.
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The internal zip pocket kept small valuables, such as my passport, Kindle, and lip balm, accessible without need for rummaging.
Verb
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Officials are advising anyone who experienced a water outage or low water pressure in the affected area to boil tap water before using it for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth.
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If the chart recommends precooking the veggies for grilling, bring a small amount of water to boiling in a saucepan.
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The possible flare of Marburg in Uganda will only add to the challenges of responding to the overwhelming Ebola outbreak raging in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Still, if someone argued otherwise, Smith and his ilk would rage in fury.
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“Sizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzle. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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