as in boiled
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 steamed
After proofing, they are broken into small servings, stuffed with pork and steamed.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
Meals, from breakfast to dinner, feature a rotation of Guatemalan dishes, including ceviche, avocado salad, local fish steamed in banana leaves and roast chicken.
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Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The Peleliu, known as the Iron Nickel to sailors, steamed more than 1 million miles during more than 35 years of service.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
Denver steamed through an 11-game winning streak, won the AFC West by three games and claimed the conference’s top seed a year ago.
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Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
Meals, from breakfast to dinner, feature a rotation of Guatemalan dishes, including ceviche, avocado salad, local fish steamed in banana leaves and roast chicken.
—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
The Peleliu, known as the Iron Nickel to sailors, steamed more than 1 million miles during more than 35 years of service.
—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2026
Denver steamed through an 11-game winning streak, won the AFC West by three games and claimed the conference’s top seed a year ago.
—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamed
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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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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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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 Timberwolves foamed at the mouth, eager to back up Jaden McDaniels’ trash talk about Denver’s defense from three days earlier.
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With her eyes closed and her palms turned upward, Scherzinger appeared to be in total peace as the ocean tide gently foamed around her feet.
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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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