as in to storm
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam
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Recent Examples of steam
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
The ‘soil to steam’ tea menu carries the same elevated Korean focus.
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Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
The primary bedroom has an en suite bathroom with a steam shower and soaking tub.
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Lauryn Azu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Verb
There is chicken on the dining table and a pot of rice, both miraculously still steaming on top of the lazy Susan.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
The ‘soil to steam’ tea menu carries the same elevated Korean focus.
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Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
Always follow the manufacturer’s instructions for safety and efficacy when using a household steam cleaner.
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Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
17 June 2026
The primary bedroom has an en suite bathroom with a steam shower and soaking tub.
—
Lauryn Azu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Two years ago, Delva was forced to flee his neighborhood of Solino after gangs stormed in and razed much of it to the ground.
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Poor caching quietly increases latency, cloud cost, battery usage and backend load at scale.
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Channel the optimism of a 2016 summer with short nails that look like clouds of cotton candy.
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Also contaminated are fish, staples of Midwestern fish fries and fish boils, and an important part of the diet of Indigenous tribes, certain immigrant populations and communities of color.
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Continue boiling at a moderate, steady rate, without stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes more or until caramel is a rich brown color but not burnt.
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The Single Village Fix’s pineapple syrup harnesses the vibrant smoke and character of mezcal, embracing and even amplifying its charms, and the lime cuts through any the sweetness and makes the whole thing refreshing.
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Air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.
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Most of the smoke is coming from the Iron Fire in Utah, which has burned more than 21,000 acres.
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The world has known that adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests will warm the globe, said Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center on Cape Cod, who was not involved in the research.
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The report points to the adoption and use of Airbus' A320s — the world's best-selling aircraft — which United, American, and Delta Air Lines currently operate, as a contributing factor to the increase in fume events.
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To top it off, the X-Shinobi yachts are equipped with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion systems, ensuring a quiet and fume-free cruising experience for guests while helping to reduce the environmental impact of marine tourism.
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As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
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Debate is raging all over the world about the place AI should have in schools, with some studies on US children suggesting that introducing generative AI into education can erode children's ability to develop cognitive and social skills.
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The investment bank was less enthusiastic about gold as a hedge, noting that higher real yields and a stronger dollar have weighed on bullion prices, while gold options have become relatively expensive compared with equity and rates derivatives.
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Scott has to forfeit more than $5 million in two dozen bank accounts, two Porsches and a seven-bedroom seaside mansion in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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