as in to storm
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 steam
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
The hot mushroom salad steamed in a squash is plated tableside for a bit of drama.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Houston is picking up steam at the right time, as winners of 13 of its last 15 games.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Edamame Edamame are young soybeans served boiled or steamed in their pods.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
The hot mushroom salad steamed in a squash is plated tableside for a bit of drama.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Classes range from sound bath healing to aerial yoga, with personal training sessions available, too; the spa is equipped with pools, a sauna, a steam room, and suspended swinging chairs perfect for an after-treatment snooze.
—Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Houston is picking up steam at the right time, as winners of 13 of its last 15 games.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
Verb
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After Cooper Flagg knocked down a pair of free throws at the 11:54 mark to give the Blue Devils a 56-42 lead, Houston stormed back with a relentless 28-11 run to complete a stunning rally and punch their ticket to the title game.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Opposition lawmakers have accused Yoon of inciting his most extreme followers to violence, after a pro-Yoon mob stormed and defaced the courthouse that issued his arrest warrant in January.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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But other places are gone, in a cloud of dust, and in their place are gleaming new things.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Later reports claimed that the plane had been hit by Russian shrapnel targeting Ukrainian drones, but the aircraft had already been struggling before the hit, having flown into a cloud of thick fog while losing satellite positioning data.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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It is served baked, fried, grilled, roasted, slow-cooked, or boiled either alone, with seasonings, or as soups, stews, chilis, casseroles, and tacos.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Another significant challenger to Donalds could be Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, who has not declared a campaign but has left speculation to boil.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2025
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Social-media posts showed images of smoke rising near the area, although Russian authorities did not acknowledge any strike on the airfield itself, insisting that air defenses had repelled the attack.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not so with a smokeless fire pit — these use propane bottles to fuel the flames, which means less mess in addition to no smoke.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Videos shared on social media seemingly showed views of the fires from inside and outside the garage, as flames several feet tall raged from the SUV and dark smoke billowed out into the sky, visible from the park and surrounding areas.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The result is that deep within Jupiter's atmosphere, there are patches of ammonia that fell as mush balls from storms raging dozens of miles above – and that ammonia will stay buried down there until the next big storm dredges it up.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Carbon monoxide sources in your home — and how to prevent poisoning CO is found in fumes produced by gas stoves, portable generators, burning wood or charcoal, furnaces and lanterns, the CDC says.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Accidental poisoning can occur when home appliances like furnaces, kerosene heaters, stoves, lanterns and generators produce fumes that people breathe in.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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After the Surfside disaster, Fannie Mae began requiring condo associations to fill out extensive questionnaires detailing their finances and building conditions to submit to a bank or lender when a unit owner wants to sell to a buyer who is seeking financing.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Authorities said the victim had been returning home after withdrawing cash from a Montclair Village bank and was robbed.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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