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as in hissed
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\
from my bed I could hear the bacon sizzling in the frying pan
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as in steamed
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 sizzled
Chefs are eye-to-eye with customers, who curiously watch fish being sliced and sizzled.
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Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Everyone was serious and fast; even the aprés bar sizzled with intention.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Ball sizzled by draining 6 of 7 attempts beyond the arc in that period.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Sparklers sizzled, boom-badoom-boom bass thumped, and Nicki Minaj emerged onstage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest last month to deliver the latest plot twist in an exhausting year for politics and pop culture.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Never mind that the Padres exited fast from the playoffs three months ago and that their offseason hasn’t sizzled.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s a win for the meat industry and for members of the MAHA contingent who enjoy steak-heavy diets and their french fries sizzled in beef tallow.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 7 Jan. 2026
Snoop hilariously sizzled when Warriors coach Steve Kerr stormed the court in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 103-102 victory.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
Everyone was serious and fast; even the aprés bar sizzled with intention.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Ball sizzled by draining 6 of 7 attempts beyond the arc in that period.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Sparklers sizzled, boom-badoom-boom bass thumped, and Nicki Minaj emerged onstage at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest last month to deliver the latest plot twist in an exhausting year for politics and pop culture.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
Never mind that the Padres exited fast from the playoffs three months ago and that their offseason hasn’t sizzled.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
That’s a win for the meat industry and for members of the MAHA contingent who enjoy steak-heavy diets and their french fries sizzled in beef tallow.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 7 Jan. 2026
Snoop hilariously sizzled when Warriors coach Steve Kerr stormed the court in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 103-102 victory.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzled
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His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Like the tongues of a multi-headed snake, the Trail of Tears hissed through Chattanooga, Northern Alabama, Western North Carolina, Middle Tennessee and up through Southern Illinois, down through Missouri, across Arkansas before stopping in what is now Eastern Oklahoma.—
Keith Sharon,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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The baby leaves can be eaten raw or steamed like spinach.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the reception to my style was not ideal, especially when judges would clock my handmade or altered garments as cheap or not properly steamed.—
Gabe Montesanti,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Early in the year, wildfires raged for weeks, dominating national news cycles and essentially shutting down tourism in the area for the time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for years, with one veteran CHOO member even going as far as telling a 14-year-old shooter to keep up the violence, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Both Jaabis and the Israeli officer, Moshe Chen, were severely burned during the terror attack.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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That includes Brantley County, about 20 miles west of Brunswick, Georgia, where the Highway 82 Fire has burned at least 54 structures — including homes — and forced evacuations this week.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The mentalist was perhaps moments away from climbing inside the mind of the president on Saturday night when a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles stormed toward the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with two guns and fired at law enforcement.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect had a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and stormed the lobby, running past security barricades as Secret Service agents raced toward him.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
5 Mar. 2026
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the lethal injection got underway, a warden shook Willacy and shouted his name, but there was no response.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzled. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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