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
Denver steamed through an 11-game winning streak, won the AFC West by three games and claimed the conference’s top seed a year ago.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Rather, the fabric should be steamed from behind or from a distance.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
The baby leaves can be eaten raw or steamed like spinach.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Sometimes the reception to my style was not ideal, especially when judges would clock my handmade or altered garments as cheap or not properly steamed.
—Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Rather, the fabric should be steamed from behind or from a distance.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026
The baby leaves can be eaten raw or steamed like spinach.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Sometimes the reception to my style was not ideal, especially when judges would clock my handmade or altered garments as cheap or not properly steamed.
—Gabe Montesanti, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamed
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In the video, Mariko baked a few salmon fillets and boiled some rice before assembling the easy dish, which involved mashing the salmon into bits with a fork and mixing it into the rice along with Kewpie mayonnaise (a Japanese brand of the condiment), soy sauce and hot sauce.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Sweet potatoes can be baked, roasted, or boiled and pair well with both sweet and savory flavors, including cinnamon, butter, and olive oil.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
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The company typically sends the MMA waste off to a facility in Arizona, where it is burned to generate heat and energy, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Dallas Fire-Rescue also shared photos that showed crews hosing down the charred remains of the complex, where debris and burned wood littered the scene.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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But the Thunder stormed back to briefly take the lead just before halftime behind reigning two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous Alexander’s 13 points in the second quarter.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Fans booed as Omas stormed to the ring.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Bromley raged against the director’s gutlessness, but Adele was competing against actors with a hundred times more experience.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Trump raged against Cooper's decision in a lengthy Truth Social post on Friday, but appeared willing to acquiesce.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
30 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.
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