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
Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2026
Instead, he was bundled off in the middle of the night to the USS Iwo Jima steaming offshore in the Caribbean and then a flight to Stewart Air National Guard Base in the Hudson Valley on his way to a New York jail cell to await his trial.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
With all of Episode Five’s action being frontloaded, the back end of the installment sees the Z-Team hitting up their local supervillain bar to blow off some steam, dragging Robert in tow.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Opt for baking, grilling, or steaming instead of frying, remove poultry skin, and pair proteins with fiber-rich foods.
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But the flight cancellations are raising the stakes in Congress as bipartisan talks to reopen the government gain steam after the Democrats swept the off-year elections.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
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Seattle stormed back to tie it in the third, any notion that the Wild were going to be happy with a road point was quickly dispelled.—
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The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.—
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On-device processing keeps personal data local, while secure cloud services extend functionality with user control.—
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That said, don’t wait for perfectly clear skies to head into the hills – even in bright, sunny weather, the Matterhorn loves playing peek-a-boo behind the clouds.—
Verb
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Its carbon steel boils water quickly, while retaining heat.—
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Distilled water is water that has been boiled, causing the water molecules to return to a gaseous state and then condense back into liquid.—
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No injuries were reported after the incident, but airport staff who witnessed the landing described hearing multiple popping sounds as the wheels hit the tarmac followed by visible smoke.—
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The 13 apartments were damaged by fire, smoke or water.—
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Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle.—
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Veg/cm/61 Fire has been burning on private land.—
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By replacing combustion engine trucks, the use of BEVs drastically reduces toxic fume production, but also heat buildup underground.—
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Vinegar is a fast, fume-free cleaner that cuts grease, smudges, and grime before guests arrive.—
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When the sun goes down, three beams of light will illuminate the sky over the town that was, piercing the darkness that this time last year was lit with the unholy glow of a fire raging, with no end in sight.—
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That winter, the concrete spillway collapsed in one section during massive storms, prompting the evacuation of 188,000 people as water raged uncontrolled into the river below, and concerns grew that part of the dam might fail.—
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Quickly, the miracle occurred—and the engine amply fulfilled the collective dream of the men gathered on the bank.—
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The Exchange Located in an old bank building in DTSB, The Exchange is one of South Bend’s only late-night bars catering squarely to the non-student crowd.—
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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