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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
Snoop hilariously sizzled when Warriors coach Steve Kerr stormed the court in the fourth quarter of the Clippers’ 103-102 victory.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Zacha cut to the high slot and sizzled a wrist shot over Binnington’s glove arm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The Nuggets’ veteran shooting guard sizzled off the bench Wednesday night, scoring 18 points in 24 minutes in Denver’s 122-112 victory over Miami at Ball Arena.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Neanderthals sizzled meat over open flames; hunter-gatherers ground wild wheat to make bread; and factory workers canned fruit for soldiers during the Civil War.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
But from the very first race in the summer of 1993, these sausages have sizzled and arguably helped to modernize the most traditional American pastime.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
On day seven of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, Lyles sizzled on Tokyo tracks to claim his fourth consecutive 200-meter world title.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Get the recipe > Sweet corn is lightly sizzled in ghee and tossed with juicy tomatoes, peppery dandelion greens, and smoky blue cheese for a salad that’s equal parts sweet, bitter, and tangy.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Zacha cut to the high slot and sizzled a wrist shot over Binnington’s glove arm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
The Nuggets’ veteran shooting guard sizzled off the bench Wednesday night, scoring 18 points in 24 minutes in Denver’s 122-112 victory over Miami at Ball Arena.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025
Neanderthals sizzled meat over open flames; hunter-gatherers ground wild wheat to make bread; and factory workers canned fruit for soldiers during the Civil War.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
But from the very first race in the summer of 1993, these sausages have sizzled and arguably helped to modernize the most traditional American pastime.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
On day seven of the 2025 World Athletics Championships, Lyles sizzled on Tokyo tracks to claim his fourth consecutive 200-meter world title.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Get the recipe > Sweet corn is lightly sizzled in ghee and tossed with juicy tomatoes, peppery dandelion greens, and smoky blue cheese for a salad that’s equal parts sweet, bitter, and tangy.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzled
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The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
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Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
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Oysters in the shell should be steamed for four to nine minutes in a steamer that’s already steaming.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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Filled with chicken, cilantro, green onions, cabbage, soy sauce, and garlic, they can be cooked in the microwave, steamed, or pan-fried.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2025
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In 1942, as desert warfare raged in North Africa, a crew of physiologists was dispatched to the Sonoran Desert to conduct experiments on soldiers.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
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That winter, the concrete spillway collapsed in one section during massive storms, prompting the evacuation of 188,000 people as water raged uncontrolled into the river below, and concerns grew that part of the dam might fail.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Palisades fire burned for 24 days, destroying more than 6,800 structures, damaging countless others and forcing most of the neighborhood’s residents to move elsewhere.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brown, who was beaten with metal poles, bitten and burned with cigarettes, had his front teeth ripped out with pliers, prosecutors said.—
Muri Assuncao,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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Distilled water is water that has been boiled, causing the water molecules to return to a gaseous state and then condense back into liquid.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
9 Jan. 2026
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Then, the heat generated would have boiled the water away, removing the natural neutron moderator, shutting down the reactor – until things cooled off and water again flowed in among the rocks.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mace seethed at the Ethics panel’s move.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
20 Nov. 2025
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His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 Oct. 2025
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The crime was not the only one that shook the state over the weekend.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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His whole body shook, intimidating everyone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Sizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzled. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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