as in angry
feeling or showing anger
she was steaming after hearing that she was being slandered by someone who had once been her best friend
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as in boiling
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 steaming
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2026
By the time engineers realized the issue was a systemic structural fault across the entire fleet, the cargo ship was already halfway across the Atlantic, steaming toward Brazil.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Moss and ferns sprouted aggressively near steaming fumaroles at the edges of the road.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Edamame is another easy option—try steaming it and topping it with a sprinkle of salt.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026
The Lux was a 6-in-1 multicooker that could do everything from pressure cooking to steaming food.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
After steaming your oven, remove the racks and clean them separately in the kitchen sink.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Yet over nearly two hours and three steaming mugs of tea, the spoiler-averse director is unexpectedly forthcoming.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
The drinks come out made for Instagram— think a layered Biscoff matcha, a purple berry hibiscus beverage, or steaming teas poured out of clear teapots.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Verb
Details and design reflect that philosophy, from the wood fire burning in reception and the garden where your dinner grows to the private onsen steaming quietly while snow falls just feet away.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2026
By the time engineers realized the issue was a systemic structural fault across the entire fleet, the cargo ship was already halfway across the Atlantic, steaming toward Brazil.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Moss and ferns sprouted aggressively near steaming fumaroles at the edges of the road.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Edamame is another easy option—try steaming it and topping it with a sprinkle of salt.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 19 May 2026
The Lux was a 6-in-1 multicooker that could do everything from pressure cooking to steaming food.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
After steaming your oven, remove the racks and clean them separately in the kitchen sink.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Yet over nearly two hours and three steaming mugs of tea, the spoiler-averse director is unexpectedly forthcoming.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
The drinks come out made for Instagram— think a layered Biscoff matcha, a purple berry hibiscus beverage, or steaming teas poured out of clear teapots.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steaming
Adjective
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Linda Hyde, a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards member since 2014, boarded her Southwest flight on May 21 at Miami International Airport humiliated and angry.—
Ella Moore
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Elder’s sculpture was sitting outside of Bee Hive KC over Memorial Day Weekend when a man who was visibly angry allegedly began vandalizing the honeybee, according to Elder.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Officials had announced Monday morning that the risk of a BLEVE, or boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, had been eliminated after crews sprayed more than 9 million gallons of water onto the tank.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The evacuation zone around GKN Aerospace plant was reduced 65% late Monday, May 25, after officials announced the threat of a highly destructive BLEVE — boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion — had been avoided.—
Kevin Sablan,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The male victim also sustained shrapnel injuries to his chin and shoulder, and the family’s vehicle sustained significant ballistic damage in the alleged shooting.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The United States wanted an end to the Iranian ballistic-missile program, something that was not covered by the Iranian treaty that the Obama administration negotiated a decade ago.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Those recruiting rankings were gasoline to an already raging fire.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The raging fire gutted a home and shattered a family.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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News agencies ran photographs of individuals burning piles of documents both inside the prison and in its grounds, sometimes simply to warm themselves against the cold weather, unaware of their value.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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Industrial heat typically involves generating steam or high-temperature output—ranging from roughly 100°C to 500°C—by burning fossil fuels on-site.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Throughout our conversation, Rosenbaum frequently cited examples in which obvious AI errors left him enraged and literally cursing at the machine.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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At Williams’ trial, authorities said Williams was a jealous lover and often became enraged.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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This revolutionary fervor culminated in both Fidel and Raúl, with roughly 140 rebel revolutionaries in tow, storming Cuba’s second-largest military installation, the Moncada Barracks, in July 1953.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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“Steaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steaming. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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