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
Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 July 2025
However, the added moisture can make already high temperatures even more dangerous, Basso said, comparing the feeling to being in a steam room.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025
John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
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Verb
Whether the emigration of wealthy Indians will slow or pick up steam is hard to predict.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 July 2025
However, the added moisture can make already high temperatures even more dangerous, Basso said, comparing the feeling to being in a steam room.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 July 2025
Noun
Superb red snapper with herb butter, mushroom ravioli, peas and steamed asparagus was a little overloaded, but a branzino fillet dusted with summer’s fragrant herbs came with roasted delicata squash and potatoes moistened with olive oil.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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But that was when an unhinged shooter traveled across the country with an automatic rifle, stormed an East Side office tower and shot to death four people, including an NYPD officer working a security detail.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Sierra Leone and Flavien Prat left no doubts at Saratoga to who was of the champion’s mettle in storming to a one-length victory in the 98th running of the Whitney Stakes.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This involves public cloud offerings with enhanced control over data location, encryption and administrative access.—
Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Japanese company aims to operate a constellation of 36 SAR spacecraft, which can peer through clouds and study Earth's surface at night as well as during the day.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To make the dessert, ripe plantains are boiled, then mashed and combined with cinnamon and sugar and rolled into small balls.—
Maliah West,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Stir together boiling water and rolled oats in a small heatproof bowl; let stand until room temperature, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to soften oats.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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Their flagship 12-year-old is a masterclass in balance: gentle heather smoke, sweet malt, honey, and subtle sherry notes.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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The Milky Way Never visible from large cities with their lights, smoke and haze (except in a rare case as during a power outage), the Milky Way can still be readily viewed from distant suburbs and rural locations.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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Water ran out frequently as fires raged through the camps, filling the air with smoke.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Despite the fact that the fight raged on until the attackers backed off, Powers said there was a level of intervention from bystanders during the fight.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Inspect the engine compartment for gasoline fumes before starting the engine, as lingering vapors can pose serious fire or explosion risks. 5.—
Tina Chen,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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But residents complained ceaselessly of the fumes, debris, noise and, occasionally, smoke emanating from the plant.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
18 July 2025
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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Other congressional Democrats on the 2028 list who can legally transfer their funds to a presidential campaign include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., 35, who had a record-breaking first quarter haul this year and had about $9.8 million in the bank.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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The bank itself has announced plans to build a tokenization platform on zkSync, a fast, cost-efficient Ethereum layer two designed to help asset managers issue and manage tokenized funds, stablecoins, and other real-world assets while meeting regulatory and data protection requirements.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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