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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While the properly prepared, boiled three times, tender spring leaves of this plant are the main ingredient in poke sallet, a fixture of Southern cuisine, the plant is truly toxic.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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As batches of dumplings were boiled in pots of water, her friend and co-organizer Xinyi Shen entertained with a presentation about the Lunar New Year in China.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some discussions may get a little heated, but sticking to the facts should cool them off before anyone gets burned.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Dessert highlights include Basque burnt cheesecake with warm sherry caramel or espresso flan.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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With less than five seconds remaining in regulation, King and teammate George Natsvlishvili stormed up the court in hopes of a buzzer-beating shot.—
Tom Carothers,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The two sat up front and refused to move, angering the driver, who stormed off at every stop, all through the night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Yet detailed accounts of the Convention show heated exchanges over slavery, representation and taxation raged for months after the prayer.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, a fire raged at a three-story, hillside home in Laurel Canyon, where over 100 firefighters extinguished the blaze in the main house, the exterior of an adjacent building and surrounding vegetation in one hour and 13 minutes, LAFD said in a news release.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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