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as in hissed
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\
from my bed I could hear the bacon sizzling in the frying pan
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as in steamed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she was really sizzling about being passed over for the promotion, and nearly quit
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Recent Examples of sizzled
Gigi Hadid sizzled in an itty-bitty brown string bikini for a pool day with her daughter Khai, 5.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Everyone from Tiffany Haddish, Remi Bader and Claire Kittle (who all made their runway debuts) to Camille Kostek, Alix Earle and all four of the Nader sisters — Sarah Jane, Mary Holland, Brooks Nader and Grace Ann — sizzled in sexy swimwear.
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Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
The AMAs sizzled, attracting over 40 million viewers.
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Lily Moayeri,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
For her Swimsuit Issue cover, shot in Botswana, Earle sizzled in a gold string bikini by Andi Bagus.
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Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
In third place, at 12-under, is Cameron Young, who sizzled to a 63 on Saturday.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
Chefs are eye-to-eye with customers, who curiously watch fish being sliced and sizzled.
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Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Everyone was serious and fast; even the aprés bar sizzled with intention.
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Blair Braverman,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Everyone from Tiffany Haddish, Remi Bader and Claire Kittle (who all made their runway debuts) to Camille Kostek, Alix Earle and all four of the Nader sisters — Sarah Jane, Mary Holland, Brooks Nader and Grace Ann — sizzled in sexy swimwear.
—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
The AMAs sizzled, attracting over 40 million viewers.
—
Lily Moayeri,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
For her Swimsuit Issue cover, shot in Botswana, Earle sizzled in a gold string bikini by Andi Bagus.
—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
In third place, at 12-under, is Cameron Young, who sizzled to a 63 on Saturday.
—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
Chefs are eye-to-eye with customers, who curiously watch fish being sliced and sizzled.
—
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Everyone was serious and fast; even the aprés bar sizzled with intention.
—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sizzled
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Refn has made characters moving and speaking in a benzodiazepine fugue state — lines hissed out stiltedly into dead air, spoken like throwing stones down a well — his signature in recent films.
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His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.
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The French capital is in the midst of a heat wave — the day of the show was the city’s hottest ever June day, until Wednesday eclipsed it — and the model’s toes steamed inside the oblong footwear.
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But don’t miss the crispy duck and walnut, and matsutake steamed chicken at the equally satisfying but more casual Yunnan specialty restaurant, Horizon.
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Across the continent, schools closed, concerts were canceled, train lines were suspended and wildfires raged.
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Cameron came up with the idea during the pandemic, as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread across the country and wildfires raged across Northern California.
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The wildfire had burned across an area of 30,000 acres by Sunday, information from the European Union’s Copernicus satellite mapping agency showed.
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When the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawn of other beach neighbors, the only Jewish family in town, my dad tracked down the local Klan leader and told him to back off, or else.
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When Daemon stormed into his dining room to seize Harrenhal under Rhaenyra’s name, Ser Simon was super polite about the whole thing.
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The Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican activists, stormed and occupied the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for 12 hours.
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The savory dumplings can be boiled, sautéed, or topped with onions and sour cream for extra flavor.
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Potatoes that have been boiled, baked, or microwaved have less resistant starch than those that have been cooked and then chilled (as in potato salad).
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When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed.
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Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.
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Thousands of fans in Mexico lost their minds and shook the earth.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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“Sizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sizzled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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