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Recent Examples of simmers
Chop up your favorite toppings while the chili simmers on the stove.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Black lives don’t matter in Warwick Thornton’s fiercely original outback Western Wolfram, a surprisingly emotional genre piece that simmers with menace and doesn’t let up until the bloody finale.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Every interaction simmers with tension, but that deafening silence and psychological intensity is the heart of the series.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
In the new movie starring Denzel Washington, the camera rollicks, the edit clips at warp speed, and the sound mix explodes in Lee's coruscating New York — but the primordial ethical conflict at its heart simmers the same.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead of steaming the meat to cook it, family patriarch Ramiro Castillo simmers cow heads for four to five hours in a huge silver stockpot.
—Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Black lives don’t matter in Warwick Thornton’s fiercely original outback Western Wolfram, a surprisingly emotional genre piece that simmers with menace and doesn’t let up until the bloody finale.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Every interaction simmers with tension, but that deafening silence and psychological intensity is the heart of the series.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
In the new movie starring Denzel Washington, the camera rollicks, the edit clips at warp speed, and the sound mix explodes in Lee's coruscating New York — but the primordial ethical conflict at its heart simmers the same.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead of steaming the meat to cook it, family patriarch Ramiro Castillo simmers cow heads for four to five hours in a huge silver stockpot.
—Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simmers
boils
Verb
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Once the water boils, turn off the heat, move the pan off the burner, and let the eggs sit in the hot water for 10 minutes.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2026
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As soon as water boils, turn off heat; cover saucepan, and let stand for 12 minutes.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Simmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmers. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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