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
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
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
Verb
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steams
Verb
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For now, Iranians are left waiting, even as the war rages on.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s government is detaining family members and threatening to seize property of Iranian opposition figures in exile, some told the Associated Press, in the latest crackdown on dissenting voices as the war rages on.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Early clouds Saturday morning will give way to a mostly sunny to sunny sky.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the illuminated side of Earth, clouds are visible over Australia and Oceania, while the dark side is in nighttime.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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These boils impact the Egyptians and even Pharaoh’s magicians.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Northern Wisconsin roads break up in spring, when frost literally boils out of the ground.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Although other correction burns like that had been planned for other days, Henfling said this was the first time one was actually necessary since the astronauts left Earth's orbit.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Once all teams give the go-ahead, Integrity will continue along its route, with the help of a few trajectory correction burns along the way to keep the spacecraft precisely on course for splashdown.—
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But in the moment, no one seems more upset by the confession than Rachel, who storms away despite her prior promises not to judge.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her humiliation is laid bare for everyone in the room — the Easter brunch has gone totally awry — and Ines storms out at the end of her performance.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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The river tumbles and seethes through 278 miles of Grand Canyon National Park, taking its geologic time in carving a trench now deeper than a mile.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Hayden, working the grill behind her husband, laughs and shakes her head with a slight eye roll the way only a loving wife can.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the process, the capsule shakes pretty aggressively.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Steams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steams. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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