as in fried
being under the influence of alcohol
it was clear from the caller's voice that she was fairly stewed
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as in worried
to experience concern or anxiety
stop stewing over that game and just try to do better next time
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Recent Examples of stewed
Jess Eng,
Washington Post,
28 Dec. 2022
Of the several bolani fillings Dunya offers, the most compelling, somehow, is a plain green spread of stewed leeks and scallions.
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Pete Wells,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon.
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Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
And Pankhania’s favorite recipe is a tomato curry, a comfort dish thrown together in a rush with only stewed tomatoes, garlic and coriander.
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Jess Eng,
Washington Post,
28 Dec. 2022
Of the several bolani fillings Dunya offers, the most compelling, somehow, is a plain green spread of stewed leeks and scallions.
—
Pete Wells,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
They're stewed into a flavorful dish and served over rice.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon.
—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stewed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewed
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Locals wax poetic over the fried shrimp at Domilise’s, a venerable dive open since 1918, and Parkway Bakery and Tavern, a Mid-City institution that offers an excellent slow-roasted beef version with a slathering of gravy.
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LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
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The savory dumplings can be boiled, sautéed, or topped with onions and sour cream for extra flavor.
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Potatoes that have been boiled, baked, or microwaved have less resistant starch than those that have been cooked and then chilled (as in potato salad).
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Shami, overwhelmed with grief, was taken to the maternity ward to be monitored, with doctors worried about her and the baby.
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OpenAI has worried that Elon Musk's company's initial rally and subsequent fall signals retail investors may have less interest in buying, the report said.
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Supergirl is a jaded punk-rock youngster who has a cool dog and gets drunk to cope with past trauma.
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Ouch, Carter falling drunk off his horse.
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But the recent action on Anthropic, as well as asking OpenAI to limit its own newest model, comes after experts have fretted for months that Mythos could pose a security risk by giving hackers and other bad actors access to AI capable of finding and exploiting vulnerabilities exceptionally quickly.
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Copilot has struggled, and Microsoft’s shares are down double-digits in the past year as investors have fretted over AI’s impact on software, Microsoft’s reliance on OpenAI, and its heavy data center spending.
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The show presented the moment as Sullivan, who had a boyfriend at the time of filming the 2004 cycle months prior in 2003, having a drunken one-off affair with one of the male models in attendance.
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Years of advocacy led by victims’ families exposed mistakes and wrongdoing by police – who initially spread a false narrative blaming drunken fans – and extracted an apology from the government.
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.
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In May, confirming rumors that had been swirling for months, Anthropic’s life sciences lead Eric Kauderer-Abrams publicly acknowledged that the company is building out its own wet labs and hiring biologists to run its own basic research.
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When these work together, firms may reduce wasted spend, improve lead quality, and stabilize case flow.
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No doubling back, no wasted time zigzagging across the city.
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“Stewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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