as in to storm
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam
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Recent Examples of steam
Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Choose options that are baked, grilled, steamed, or roasted.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Treatments include access to the sauna, whirlpool, steam room, and relaxation lounge for one hour before and after your appointment.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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Verb
This not entirely pleasant odor led medieval visitors to believe that this area was the gate to hell, but that’s not keeping anyone away these days: The bath, which steams away at 99.5 degrees, is free and open 24 hours a day, with crowds at all times of day and night.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 1 Apr. 2025
Choose options that are baked, grilled, steamed, or roasted.
—Lindsey Desoto, Rd, Ld, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
The en-suite bath is a standout, with old-growth walnut cabinetry, a soaking tub, and a walk-in steam shower.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2025
Treatments include access to the sauna, whirlpool, steam room, and relaxation lounge for one hour before and after your appointment.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
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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Then, the dust cloud will reappear in the night sky toward the end of April.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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No need to dirty another pot, wait for water to boil, or do more dishes.—
Nicole Hopper,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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Bouillon is a word from the 17th century for a liquid to boil, usually offcuts of meat, but vegetables too, that make an inexpensive, hearty broth.—
BYAlex Ledsom,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2025
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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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In addition to particulates, wildfire smoke contains a complex mix of toxic gases, including carbon monoxide, ozone and VOCs, such as benzene and formaldehyde.—
Sissi Liu,
Forbes.com,
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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The roar of generators and smell of fumes filled the air as a growing number of Puerto Ricans renewed calls for the government to cancel the contracts with Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power, and Genera PR, which oversees generation.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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To make sure your company isn’t left behind and running on fumes, take the time now to research and then adopt green logistics strategies and partnerships.—
Greg Hewitt,
Forbes.com,
17 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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This is one of those months when some Social Security recipients may have three checks hit their bank account.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Build your personal vocabulary bank and apply your content filter consistently.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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