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as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again
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Recent Examples of boil
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Using a potato masher or wooden spoon, smash berries and release their juices, and bring to a boil.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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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Noun
Salah has gone off the boil rather in the past month but still has 44 goal contributions (27 goals and 17 assists) in the Premier League alone, with Liverpool looking primed to win the title.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Using a potato masher or wooden spoon, smash berries and release their juices, and bring to a boil.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
The food is the same every day: rice, beans, imitation meat, and boiled vegetables, with cookies for dessert.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boil
Noun
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The major symptom is a painful rash that commonly appears as a band of blisters localized to one area on the body .—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Treatment includes caring for blisters and preventing new ones from forming.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The conventional exploits are paced with tasty visual surprises (a steaming roast chicken, a succulent pork chop).—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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The eager anticipation was for a hot spot that’s steaming all day.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The premise requires both actors not just to showcase a fiery vulnerability, but to stew in these feelings for extended periods, which benefits from Nabulsi’s straightforward, no-frills presentation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Add lemon quarters to stew pan along with ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander and cinnamon.—
Yakir Levy,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That same mindset is transforming B2B marketing as companies shift from transactional sales to long-term relationships and community-building, creating moats that keep customers from churning while driving more upsell revenue (i.e., lifetime value).—
Scott Salkin,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Burning and churning within?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and is capable of killing a human.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Similar conversations have raged around the country for years, particularly over whether Confederate monuments should be removed from public spaces.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, a subset of online losers have raged about Doctor Who’s inclusivity.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If its Insta-worthy status isn’t reason enough, the Always Pan 2.0 is big enough to simmer a hearty veggie stew and shallow enough to sear the perfect piece of salmon.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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Without making light of any of it, Smith offers up a rich comedy and Gainey (who played Du Bois in the M Ensemble 2014 production at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Center) deftly finds a way to keep the drama simmering underneath while the comedy rises to the top.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Taylor made clear his intent to run again for mayor well before Thao’s recall election in November, while rumors of Lee’s candidacy began swirling even before the ex-mayor’s removal became official in December.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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While President Donald Trump paused his heavy reciprocal tariffs on countries for 90 days, his 10% universal tariff still stands, and there’s swirling uncertainty about what kind of levies are to come moving forward.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boil. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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