steam 1 of 2

verb

Definition of steamnext
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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steam

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noun

as in cloud

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Recent Examples of steam
Verb
Their sound was described as a hybrid mixing elements of rock, blues and funk into a steaming-hot Houston stew. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Brighter landscape shots with more complicated colors, however, like a steaming blue hot spring surrounded by yellow-red sand and green trees, don’t look nearly as vibrant as the lush greens and blues of the Planet Earth II footage. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
The bid appeared to gain some steam over the weekend, when the president deployed two of his top negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, overseas to talk about a possible deal with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2026 Each suite comes with its own kitchen, sauna, and steam room. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for steam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
  1. storm
  2. cloud
  3. boil
  4. smoke
  5. burn
  6. fume
  7. rage
  8. bank
Verb
  • On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The second-chance Hail Mary led to the incomprehensible scene of the Michigan Stadium crowd storming the field to cheer the winningest program in Bowl Subdivision history eking out a victory over a Mid-American Conference school.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of storm
Noun
  • The model assumed a fragment cloud extending 49 feet around the explosion.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • His memories of his early years in Mid-City are refracted through the fog of weed clouds and the fish-eye lens of a VX1000 video camera.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of cloud
Verb
  • Just boiling things down to that, and to the voice and the lip sync is painstaking.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • While waiting for the water to boil, shuck the corn and discard the husks.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of boil
Noun
  • In perhaps the coolest reversal in the show thus far, the Lanterns are attacked with guns that produce darkness, which manifests here as smoke but prevents them from seeing or creating light constructs.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah.
    — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of smoke
Verb
  • Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of burn
Noun
  • Ensure your storage spaces are properly ventilated to avoid damage from moisture buildup and chemical fume exposure.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of fume
Verb
  • With a hot war raging in Ukraine, these journalists don’t want to ask for anyone’s sympathy, which in turn heightens their alienation and frustration.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There is a raging debate in golf right now about former PGA Tour pros reclassifying as amateurs to compete in amateur events.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rage
Noun
  • Johnson had also issued an arrest warrant against him in March, ruling him in contempt of court at that time over failing to turn over the financial documents, including state and federal tax returns along with bank statements and other filings.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The investment bank also expects euro’s technical advantage to narrow with the dollar as hyperscalers are watching beyond the dollar market for funding, noting that EUR IG credit represents the largest alternative public debt market.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bank

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