Thesaurus results for SIMMERING

simmering

verb

present participle of simmer

as in boiling

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam I gently simmered the chili for an hour

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Recent Examples of simmering In the end, however, Mitić’s intrepid approach is undeniably bracing, and held together at its core by Kostić’s simmering performance. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 Their simmering chemistry carries the narrative through war, hardship, romance and tragedy, set to the now-beloved score by Maurice Jarre. — David Faris, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 But early forms of this trend have been simmering in Europe, too, albeit in less immediately obvious and public ways. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026 But the theater ultimately turned hundreds of frustrated moviegoers away, and escalating police response and racial tensions already simmering in Los Angeles resulted in chaos that night. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026 One of China’s biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot went viral online, triggering a public outcry. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Months after the then-American Football League team had been clobbered by Green Bay 35-10 in the first Super Bowl in 1967, they were left simmering by the postgame words of Packers coach Vince Lombardi. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ye, YG, Black Thought, Larry June and others, the album also finds Game seemingly airing out some long-simmering feelings about none other than Kendrick Lamar. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 Multiple current and former officials told CBS News there has been long-simmering tension between LaNeve and the former senior officers who pushed for the unit to be established. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Mix yeast, 2 cups flour and salt in large mixing bowl and pour in hot water (not boiling), mixing well.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026