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
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 July 2025
According to a league source, talks between the Hurricanes and Rangers picked up steam in the week leading up to the July 1 move.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
On Wall Street, cruise operator Carnival steamed 6.9% higher after the cruise operator delivered a much bigger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Verb
After all, even if white is no longer available in your size, summer’s colorful sneaker trend is only picking up steam.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 July 2025
According to a league source, talks between the Hurricanes and Rangers picked up steam in the week leading up to the July 1 move.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
These summery sandwiches are the ideal solution for leftover shrimp, though the shellfish can also be steamed in the blink of an eye.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
On Wall Street, cruise operator Carnival steamed 6.9% higher after the cruise operator delivered a much bigger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steam
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In that way, camp couldn’t be more different than a year ago, before the Broncos stormed to a 10-7 mark and a playoff appearance and nearly doubled the general range of wins that bookmakers pegged them for.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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The relative said female family members who survived the massacre recalled how militants had stormed the family’s multi-story home early in the morning, prompting the residents to fight back in defense.—
Sarah Dewberry,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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Designed with a cushioned insole that evenly distributes pressure and absorbs impact, these sandals make every step feel like walking on a cloud.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
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Armenians boiled your parchment skin to make yellow umber for silk and wool.—
Peter Balakian,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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By crushing bones and boiling them to extract grease, Neanderthals tapped into a rich energy source, using techniques once thought to belong only to much later human groups.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The fires broke out in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 7, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee as flames and smoke swept through the region.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The best analogue for this moment may be Trump’s online raging after the January 6, 2021, insurrection.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2025
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Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.—
Andrew Ford,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Crews from the city of Escondido found no abnormal readings indicating toxic fumes and air-quality monitoring did not indicate any health risks.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Still, their lungs filled with a mixture of diesel fumes and battery acid.—
Mark Gray,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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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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This change made bank reserves held at the Fed essentially interchangeable with short-term government debt.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The original Thomas Crown Affair landed two Oscar nominations and tells the story of an insurance investigator working to track down the perpetrator of a bank heist.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
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“Steam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steam. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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