steams 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of steam
as in rages
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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steams

2 of 2

noun

plural of steam

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Recent Examples of steams
Verb
The series left Netflix at the end of June (A Year in the Life remains available there) and currently steams on Hulu and Prime Video. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Lucien Laviscount enters the scene and steams it up as Hot Guy who fandangoes with Laila and then upends the apple cart later on. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 During that time, the steak essentially steams. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 This all comes as the legal fight over the audit steams ahead, over 15 months after 72% of the state signed off on the ballot measure. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026 Mile End's Bohème Vintage stocks quality wool and denim, and steams them right behind the counter. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2026 Nothing steams football fans quite like NBC Sports broadcaster Cris Collinsworth praising Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2026 Then, Lim steams the breastmilk in an espresso machine before adding the matcha into the drink. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 Humidity often corrodes cables and steams camera lenses. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steams
Verb
  • As the new school year begins, the debate over digital versus analog learning rages on, while more school districts reconsider the role of devices in the classroom.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • So long as the conflict there rages, fueling inflation thanks to higher energy prices, that will further drive up yields, according to Adam Phillips, managing director of investments at EP Wealth Advisors.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Video captured of the Ross Fire shows clouds of gray smoke billowing into the sky from the flames.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • On occasion, wildfire plumes can generate their own weather, making smoke-laden pyrocumulonimbus clouds, which can inject large amounts of particles into the stratosphere.
    Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The energy boils, and so does the tension between the woman in red and someone else competing for the same man.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Grylls cuts off the animal’s tongue with a knife and boils it over a campfire.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Impossibly juicy to its core, the chicken is served with a clever tofu-mustard sauce that’s tangy, savory, and smooth (not unlike ranch but also definitely not ranch) and a winning, aromatic jiao chili sauce that burns with a sweet heat.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When applied to weeds, vinegar burns the leaves and foliage but not the root system.
    Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mars storms the Official Streaming chart with five titles, while one of his most successful collaborations becomes a bestseller again on multiple rosters.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Although significant, that event was far less powerful than the Carrington Event — or the even rarer storms the new study suggests may be possible.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.
    Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • And the reduced flow of goods through one of the world’s most consequential shipping lanes could create a ripple effect that shakes the world’s economy.
    Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Miami likely will hold off on signing a 15th player to a standard contract, at least for now, in order to see who shakes free in the buyout market.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Steams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steams. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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