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
Oysters in the shell should be steamed for four to nine minutes in a steamer that’s already steaming.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Filled with chicken, cilantro, green onions, cabbage, soy sauce, and garlic, they can be cooked in the microwave, steamed, or pan-fried.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Unlike chubby tamales wrapped in corn husks, the Oaxacan version is flatter, with a more balanced mix of masa and filling, and steamed in a banana leaf that imparts a grassy aroma.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Particularly popular around Christmas and other holidays or reasons to celebrate, tamales are made with masa — a dough made from corn flour — steamed in a corn husk and seasoned with meat, cheese or other fillings.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Filled with chicken, cilantro, green onions, cabbage, soy sauce, and garlic, they can be cooked in the microwave, steamed, or pan-fried.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Unlike chubby tamales wrapped in corn husks, the Oaxacan version is flatter, with a more balanced mix of masa and filling, and steamed in a banana leaf that imparts a grassy aroma.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Particularly popular around Christmas and other holidays or reasons to celebrate, tamales are made with masa — a dough made from corn flour — steamed in a corn husk and seasoned with meat, cheese or other fillings.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamed
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How to make iguana tacos To make the tacos, Davis boiled a pot of water with onion, garlic, bay leaf and salt.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Freeze extra for later, sans any pasta, which is better when freshly boiled.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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January blazes in Chile killed 23, destroyed over 1,000 structures, and burned 174 square miles in Argentina, including a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bill Maher thinks the bridge between him and Jimmy Kimmel might be burned for good.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Technically, fans stormed the court twice.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Neill, who returns as Alan Grant for an Xfinity Super Bowl ad, remembers bonding with his costars while the storm raged in 1992.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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The secretary also spoke about the anti-regime protests that have raged in Iran since late December.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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