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as in to rage
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence
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Recent Examples of seethe
Increasingly seething backlash against Boone seems to doubt there’s more to the TV and internet star turned Grammy nominee than these high-flying antics.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 June 2025
There’s another aspect of the show that mirrors modern times: A seething anger so strong that in one bit Judas deliberately walks into Jesus.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
May is introduced accepting an award from a local LGBTQ+ group for her advocacy work, while Angela seethes in the audience.
—Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2025
The way Zay seethes, though, indicates this situation is far from settled.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 May 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 June 2025
There’s another aspect of the show that mirrors modern times: A seething anger so strong that in one bit Judas deliberately walks into Jesus.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2025
May is introduced accepting an award from a local LGBTQ+ group for her advocacy work, while Angela seethes in the audience.
—Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2025
The way Zay seethes, though, indicates this situation is far from settled.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethe
Verb
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In Tennessee, jam cake batter is swirled with blackberry jam.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Storylines have swirled regarding Epstein’s ties to Trump as the Wall Street Journal published an article outlining a 2003 birthday letter sent to the businessman in 2003.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
25 July 2025
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Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.—
Andrew Ford,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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The best analogue for this moment may be Trump’s online raging after the January 6, 2021, insurrection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2025
Verb
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This is why: the plates move slowly (as befits continent-sized slabs of rock floating atop slowly churning magma), at just about 3 inches a year.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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This would feed star formation in the thick central stellar bar that churns around the center of our galaxy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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The main difference in cooking methods is that traditional poaching boils the egg while an egg poacher steams it.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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But yes, there are options to steaming and standing in line for a ride.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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To make the dessert, ripe plantains are boiled, then mashed and combined with cinnamon and sugar and rolled into small balls.—
Maliah West,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Stir together boiling water and rolled oats in a small heatproof bowl; let stand until room temperature, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to soften oats.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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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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In other news: Opinion: The bad decision to carry out two major transportation and utility projects simultaneously has roiled traffic in northeast Louisville, our Joe Gerth explains in his latest column.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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Trump's on-again, off-again tariff threats have roiled financial markets and disrupted U.S. companies' ability to manage supply chains, production, staffing and prices.—
Dietrich Knauth,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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In that way, camp couldn’t be more different than a year ago, before the Broncos stormed to a 10-7 mark and a playoff appearance and nearly doubled the general range of wins that bookmakers pegged them for.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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The relative said female family members who survived the massacre recalled how militants had stormed the family’s multi-story home early in the morning, prompting the residents to fight back in defense.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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