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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
Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
By Wednesday, a cold front is expected to move through the area, bringing more seasonable temperatures and a break from the summer sizzle.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
The brand is serving up sizzling savings on its best-selling pots and pans.
—Caitlyn Martyn
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Crowds dip in and out of stores, ribs and burgers sizzle on patio grills and bartenders set up the next round of drinks.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
By Wednesday, a cold front is expected to move through the area, bringing more seasonable temperatures and a break from the summer sizzle.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Your attraction energy sizzles with Venus in Leo.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
The brand is serving up sizzling savings on its best-selling pots and pans.
—Caitlyn Martyn
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzle
Noun
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Owusu added a fourth goal before the final whistle as fans streamed toward the exits.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 2025
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The hiker, who officials didn’t specify if they were injured, had continuously been blowing the whistle and was found 30 minutes after ground teams began hearing the sound, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Splinter after splinter flopping onto the stone threshold, tsss, tsss, hissing like a nest of vipers.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Contractors working on a sewer project on the 4600 block of 10th Avenue at Stockton Boulevard reported hearing a hissing sound coming from a 2-inch gas line, according to authorities.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the hat has cooled, Rosa—a factory floor veteran of 30 years—will steam it to relax the fur’s fibers, and then inspect it for stains and imperfections.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, a sparkling wine stopper can help the wine maintain its fizz a bit longer.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Aug. 2025
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Despite the compact room sizes (the smallest were inspired by the cabins on the Orient Express), the experience is moody and more immersive, from in-room cocktail kits to optional add-ons that include late-night fizz deliveries and in-room buttons for summoning milk and cookies or the butler.—
Katharine Sohn,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Jayhawks could have let Walker score, but didn’t, and instead burned their second timeout on defense with 32 seconds left.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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The wildfire has been burning on state land for less than an hour.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Total terror raged for a month or more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the outing, Kidman wore oversized sunglasses, a grey melange baseball cap with a matching zip-up jacket, and black leggings.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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After most of the employees scattered, police say, Rosado zip-tied the last remaining employee’s wrists together and took about $1,000 from the till of the business, according to court records and media reports.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Proposition 50 is California’s armament in a redistricting war that has stormed into at least three states and threatens to spread to others.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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At the height of the protests the demonstrators stormed and partially burnt the parliament in Nairobi and dozens of protesters were killed.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Sizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzle. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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