Thesaurus results for STEAMS

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steam

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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steams

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noun

plural of steam

as in clouds

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Recent Examples of steams

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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

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Europe is bracing for fallout from volatility in energy markets as conflicts rages in the Middle East.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Co-sleeping Is More Common While the debate rages on in America about whether or not co-sleeping is safe, in many African countries, including Kenya and South Africa, as well as Latin America, co-sleeping—whether bed-sharing or room-sharing—is an accepted practice.

— Katrina Donham, Parents, 25 Feb. 2026