as in rages
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 steams
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
This all comes as the legal fight over the audit steams ahead, over 15 months after 72% of the state signed off on the ballot measure.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Mile End's Bohème Vintage stocks quality wool and denim, and steams them right behind the counter.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Nothing steams football fans quite like NBC Sports broadcaster Cris Collinsworth praising Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Then, Lim steams the breastmilk in an espresso machine before adding the matcha into the drink.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Humidity often corrodes cables and steams camera lenses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
The clip then smash-cuts to a scene of Bruce as a child listening to his parents fight in the next room, and we’re meant to understand that the joy and power that steams off of the stage is a cure for the pain of childhood wounds.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
But Frazier’s steams the Martin Potato Buns that hold their tiny smashburgers, disappeared by cheese and dressed with pickles, onions, ketchup and mustard (don’t see that very often off the rack).
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
During that time, the steak essentially steams.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
This all comes as the legal fight over the audit steams ahead, over 15 months after 72% of the state signed off on the ballot measure.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Mile End's Bohème Vintage stocks quality wool and denim, and steams them right behind the counter.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026
Nothing steams football fans quite like NBC Sports broadcaster Cris Collinsworth praising Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026
Then, Lim steams the breastmilk in an espresso machine before adding the matcha into the drink.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Humidity often corrodes cables and steams camera lenses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
The clip then smash-cuts to a scene of Bruce as a child listening to his parents fight in the next room, and we’re meant to understand that the joy and power that steams off of the stage is a cure for the pain of childhood wounds.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
But Frazier’s steams the Martin Potato Buns that hold their tiny smashburgers, disappeared by cheese and dressed with pickles, onions, ketchup and mustard (don’t see that very often off the rack).
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steams
Verb
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Some epic scenes were invented wholesale, like a tearful reunion between Louis and Lestat in their old New Orleans home as a hurricane rages around them.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Every Emmy season, a battle rages over which network or streamer earns the most nominations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Over the prairie there would be lightning that evening, dropping in shattering bolts from swollen purple clouds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine with highs near 90 degrees.—
Nelly Carreño,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Also contaminated are fish, staples of Midwestern fish fries and fish boils, and an important part of the diet of Indigenous tribes, certain immigrant populations and communities of color.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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His weight fluctuated and boils broke out under his arms and along his neck, said Ramos, who frequently speaks with Castillo and Otero via phone.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Drafty rooms, open windows, ceiling fans, and uneven surfaces can disrupt the flame, causing uneven melting, excessive soot, or wax that burns faster on one side than the other.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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No amount of venture capital spin can alter the basic math of a business model that burns billions to eliminate its own revenue stream.—
Sunil Sharan,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Gary ultimately storms off, but Duncan appreciates the insult, suggesting that Silicon Valley's venture capitalists love sociopaths.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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The plot is based around a routine jury site visit that turns deadly when a mercenary kill team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search of a secret ledger detailing citywide corruption.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Verb
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As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.—
Michael Schaub,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Trump seethes with hatred and erupts in volcanic fury to denounce, demonize, disparage and threaten anyone who refuses to support his increasingly irrational and harmful proposals and actions.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Moon, planet of our emotions, lifts your 10th House of Career, while innovative Uranus shakes your 4th House of Home and Family.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
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The ones that are accepted are run through a machine that shakes the envelopes — this makes the ballot sink to the bottom of the envelope — and slices them open.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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“Steams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steams. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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