steams 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of steam

steams

2 of 2

noun

plural of steam

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of steams
Noun
At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 CookingPal’s gadget suggests meals, fetches recipes, chops, stirs, and steams ingredients, and then cleans up after itself. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steams
Verb
  • As war rages in Gaza, violence in the West Bank has intensified as well.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • While the debate rages on, the funerals keep coming.
    For the Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The woman, who goes by Madi online, shared the clip, to her TikTok account @tiktakmadi on Friday, showing a thin layer of white clouds in the sky, revealing the shimmering skyscrapers, reflecting the pink light of the sunrise above the iconic city.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Times of clouds and sun with a thunderstorm in parts of the area.
    Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
  • However, these blemishes are often a skin condition other than acne, such as folliculitis, boils, contact dermatitis, or keratosis pilaris.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The spark becomes a blaze, and trust between citizens and the military burns with it.
    Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • As a guy who is simply not built for summer (sweaty, burns easily, refuses to wear shorts), the turning of the calendar to September adds a little lead to my tread, with visions of cider and sweaters dancing in my head.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Marcello steps in to guide her safely down the mountain, though their connection is quickly cut short when Emily storms off to confront Gabriel and end their relationship.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With a face as crimson as her hair, Ellen storms directly into her brother Colum’s (Séamus McLean Ross) office, demanding answers.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bear swims to the exit, and shakes off his wet fur.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Uranus’ retrograde in your zone of foundations and roots shakes you to your core!
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Your attraction energy sizzles with Venus in Leo.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Sure, there’s a slight flirtation revolving around the ability to talk to horses and a riff about hiding away from potential suitors, but the chemistry sizzles off the screen.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Steams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steams. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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