1
: cooked by steam
2
: angry sense 1
—often used with up
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Bao itself is a soft, steamed bun — long a Chinese tradition.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Hot baseball and steamed crabs are what make Maryland summers special.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Its specialty is steamed hoagies, an East Tennessee sandwich style served on seriously soft bread — white or pumpernickel rye — from Nashville's Charpier's Custom Bakery.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Or for a little bit of everything, the bento box comes with half a California roll; two gyoza; tempura veggie; steamed rice, soup or salad; and a choice of teriyaki chicken, teriyaki beef, or teriyaki shrimp.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Hot baseball and steamed crabs are what make Maryland summers special.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025
Its specialty is steamed hoagies, an East Tennessee sandwich style served on seriously soft bread — white or pumpernickel rye — from Nashville's Charpier's Custom Bakery.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Or for a little bit of everything, the bento box comes with half a California roll; two gyoza; tempura veggie; steamed rice, soup or salad; and a choice of teriyaki chicken, teriyaki beef, or teriyaki shrimp.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Steamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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