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
Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
Steamed White Rice Basic steamed white rice is simple enough to make without a rice cooker.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Remove center top of the blender and cover with a towel to let steam escape.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Plus, steaming away any wrinkles can will give you that high-end feel fit for a spa or hotel atmosphere.
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—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
Steamed White Rice Basic steamed white rice is simple enough to make without a rice cooker.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
In the first episode, the bakers furiously mix and melt while steam bellows and the train engine whistles.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
Remove center top of the blender and cover with a towel to let steam escape.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
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As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The measures come nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results led a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent bid to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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This increase is due to higher software expenses and cloud hosting services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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The technique, also known as solar radiation management, encompasses a range of technologies including sunshields in space, marine cloud brightening and stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI).Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Her bagels, 14,000 per day, boil in the kettles before being transferred to the ovens to bake.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The problems with the water system persisted, with residents being asked to boil their water for safety amid reports of brown water, leaking sewage and low water pressure.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Jeff Beal, owner of the Cigar Vault, said the business uses a ventilation system that recycles the air, so patrons of nearby businesses should not be bothered by the cigar smoke.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said two of their deputies working as school resource officers rushed to the scene of the shooting, but were blocked by a haze of dust and smoke.Andy Rose, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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The show ends in 1350, around the time that the Black Death was raging through Siena.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Maia Sandu, the pro-Western president, is seeking reelection after guiding Moldova closer to the European Union than ever before while Russia’s war in Ukraine raged near its eastern border.Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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So can breathing in the fumes be bad for your health?Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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Who's going to help residents who may be permanently harmed by the styrene fumes released that day?Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
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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
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The filing also details various financial arrangements, including loans from several banks and related party transactions.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Same near match with the bank statements, at around $500,000.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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