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
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
The second and third floors contain five more bedrooms, along with a library, an office, multiple wet bars, and bathrooms outfitted with steam showers and soaking tubs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
But yes, there are options to steaming and standing in line for a ride.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Verb
Before the industrial age, before railyards and steam plants and I-25 melded a concrete jungle around a polluted river, the South Platte was the genesis of Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
The second and third floors contain five more bedrooms, along with a library, an office, multiple wet bars, and bathrooms outfitted with steam showers and soaking tubs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 July 2025
Noun
The main difference in cooking methods is that traditional poaching boils the egg while an egg poacher steams it.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
But yes, there are options to steaming and standing in line for a ride.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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Both women complained profusely to me about it before storming out.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Dolphins sideline erupted, with may offensive teammates storming the corner of the field to celebrate with Eskridge, including wide receivers coach Robert Prince, exuberant for one of his players.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But by Sunday, the clouds had cleared, and so had Scottie Scheffler's path to victory.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Star clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars that formed from the same interstellar cloud.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Dominating a narrow workflow beats boiling the ocean. 3.—
Ashis Ghosh,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To keep things healthy, try baking or boiling them instead of deep frying.2 When consumed unripe, plantains cause a slower rise in blood sugar compared to ripe bananas or refined carbs.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wildfire smoke will linger into Wednesday morning but should be on its way out of Wisconsin.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The fire has grown so large that smoke plumes could be seen from space in recent days.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While the debate rages on, the funerals keep coming.—
For the Carroll County Times,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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Now seven months into his term and the conflict still raging on, Trump's expressed increasing frustration with Putin's leadership.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Combining some cleaning agents, such as bleach and ammonia, can create toxic fumes that can have dire consequences when inhaled.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
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Just be careful not to mix cleaners, especially acids and bleach, as that can release harmful fumes, says Stein.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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He is accused of abducting a mother and two of her children, assaulting the mother and robbing a bank in east Louisville Aug. 8.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways Phishing scams like this Chase bank email are getting harder to spot.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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