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Directions Fill a large pot with water to a depth of 4 inches; bring to a boil over medium-high.
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
Lingering anti-immigrant discrimination, which boiled over in 2018 with the arrival of Central American caravans in Tijuana, has also been a concern.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
At a follow-up Zoom meeting the next week, frustrations boiled over.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
And when this fraught menagerie was thrown into Europe’s most raucous street party, emotions would soon boil over.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
Lingering anti-immigrant discrimination, which boiled over in 2018 with the arrival of Central American caravans in Tijuana, has also been a concern.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
At a follow-up Zoom meeting the next week, frustrations boiled over.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
And when this fraught menagerie was thrown into Europe’s most raucous street party, emotions would soon boil over.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for boil over
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“Boil over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boil%20over. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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