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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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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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They can be roasted, steamed, or sautéed and served as a delightful side dish with nothing more than a squeeze of lemon.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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The windows steamed with the warmth of the revelry inside.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Minaj has not yet publicly weighed in on the Cyabra report, but Cardi and Breusewitz's back-and-forth raged on after the initial spat.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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Times investigations uncovered the alert failure in January of last year, and later found that almost no fire trucks were in that side of the community as the inferno raged through.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Those earlier rules allowed power plants that burned a particularly dirty form of coal called lignite coal to emit more mercury than plants that burned other forms of the fossil fuel.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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Burn rates rise during times of high network activity, sometimes leading to more ETH being burned than minted through block rewards.—
Ethan M. Stone,
Ascend Agency,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fans stormed the court in celebration at the buzzer.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Fans stormed the court at Pauley Pavilion in celebration.—
Beth Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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On Saturday morning, Biles ordered breakfast room service (eggs, boiled or scrambled) and visited a local gym.—
Rob LeDonne,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
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To prepare ayahuasca, a plant containing DMT is boiled with another plant that contains a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), such as harmaline, and the resulting brew is then consumed.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Knight shook her head and reiterated that this was indeed her final Olympic game.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Their deaths shook this state and the nation.—
Kenety S. Gee,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Sizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzled. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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