as in boiled
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 steamed
The wontons, pleated with precision, arrive steamed and slicked with mild chili crisp.
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Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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
The windows steamed with the warmth of the revelry inside.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, as Indiana steamed toward the national-title game, Cuban gave even more.
—Keith O’Brien, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
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Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
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
The windows steamed with the warmth of the revelry inside.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
In recent weeks, as Indiana steamed toward the national-title game, Cuban gave even more.
—Keith O’Brien, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamed
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Jamaicans typically eat ripe plantain fried or boiled as a side dish.—
Andre Fowles,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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There, they are boiled with sugar and then made into a red bean paste to use in other recipes for pastries or other desserts.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some of the bodies were found months after the ceasefire, some on streets or in fields, and in other instances burned or mutilated, the report said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And many churches, schools and homeowners, burned by high utility bills or racked with climate concerns, have pursued residential solar projects.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
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Swayman got plenty busy at the start of the second when the Wild stormed the B’s zone.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The margin grew to 45-21 early in the second quarter before the Clippers stormed back for their fourth straight victory, giving Coach Tyronn Lue the 400th win of his career.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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To the stories and history of his grandparents in the El Salvador of the 1980s when a horrific civil war raged.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The rest of the crew cowered at the table while the fight raged on just an arm’s length away.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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