1
as in to steam
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau
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2
as in to storm
to express one's anger usually violently
when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs
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Recent Examples of fume
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Jaclyn plays the instigator, tries to get her friends to loosen up and be wild, and then Jaclyn ends up grabbing the spotlight back, leaving Laurie and Kate fuming.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Those fumes worry many Texas residents, who have fought to keep them away from homes.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
That would infuriate solar installers and environmental groups, who are still fuming at Newsom’s appointees for voting in 2022 to slash incentives for new rooftop solar systems.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Jaclyn plays the instigator, tries to get her friends to loosen up and be wild, and then Jaclyn ends up grabbing the spotlight back, leaving Laurie and Kate fuming.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
Never mix chlorine bleach with vinegar or lemon juice, or any products that contain those ingredients, as the combination creates toxic chemical fumes that can endanger humans and animals.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Those fumes worry many Texas residents, who have fought to keep them away from homes.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fume
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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Such is the case with this 15-minute fictionalized short inspired by the traumatic aftermath of a real event — when a group of Proud Boys in 2022 stormed a Drag Queen Story Hour program at the East Bay’s San Lorenzo Library and proceeded to hurl gay and transphobic slurs there.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Soon after Noboa took office in 2023, the country suffered back-to-back emergencies: a notorious gang leader escaped from prison; days later, a band of gunmen stormed a major TV station and took the staff hostage.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As of 2017, wildfire smoke had overtaken fuel combustion from electricity generation and industry as the leading source of dangerous small particles that make people sick.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Evarts said the raid was conducted by the department’s Special Services Division as part of an ongoing investigation into smoke shops that are not licensed dispensaries illegally selling marijuana products.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 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
Noun
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Pregame The clouds are rolling into Fayetteville as Arkansas and Texas A&M players go through warmups.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then, the dust cloud will reappear in the night sky toward the end of April.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 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
Noun
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They were caused by miasmas, disturbances of the air.—
Ross Pomeroy,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2025
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When modern Western medicine took shape in the late 1800s, scientists and doctors alike tossed miasmas aside, treating them like an embarrassing relic of the Dark Ages, a concept with as much value to medicine as bleeding patients.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Some next-level treatments include over-the-counter or prescription medications, such as antacids, foaming agents, histamine (H2) blockers or protein pump inhibitors.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The toxic algae leads to the neurotoxin domoic acid to work its way up the food chain, from fish to the sea lions and other marine life that eat them, which then leads to sea lions coming ashore disoriented with their mouths foaming and sometimes dead.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Fume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fume. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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