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
Look for whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and words like steamed, baked, poached, roasted, broiled or grilled.
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Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Young leaves and shoots can be used in foods such as salads, or steamed, pickled, or sautéed.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
They’re best eaten raw or lightly steamed to preserve their nutrients.
—Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
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Dr. Sarah Kinsella, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Young leaves and shoots can be used in foods such as salads, or steamed, pickled, or sautéed.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 11 Mar. 2026
The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
They’re best eaten raw or lightly steamed to preserve their nutrients.
—Mélanie Defouilloy, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for steamed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamed
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Both Jaabis and the Israeli officer, Moshe Chen, were severely burned during the terror attack.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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That includes Brantley County, about 20 miles west of Brunswick, Georgia, where the Highway 82 Fire has burned at least 54 structures — including homes — and forced evacuations this week.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The mentalist was perhaps moments away from climbing inside the mind of the president on Saturday night when a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles stormed toward the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with two guns and fired at law enforcement.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect had a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and stormed the lobby, running past security barricades as Secret Service agents raced toward him.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Early in the year, wildfires raged for weeks, dominating national news cycles and essentially shutting down tourism in the area for the time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for years, with one veteran CHOO member even going as far as telling a 14-year-old shooter to keep up the violence, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Timberwolves foamed at the mouth, eager to back up Jaden McDaniels’ trash talk about Denver’s defense from three days earlier.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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With her eyes closed and her palms turned upward, Scherzinger appeared to be in total peace as the ocean tide gently foamed around her feet.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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