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to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence
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Recent Examples of seethed
Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular.
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Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Mace seethed at the Ethics panel’s move.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Mace seethed at the Ethics panel’s move.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025
His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seethed
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Watercolor nails Inspired by Impressionist paintings, watercolor nails put an artistic spin on the season’s texture trend as translucent polishes are swirled together for a diffused finish that feels fluid and expressive.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Still, allegations of insider trading and manipulation have swirled around prediction markets.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Early in the year, wildfires raged for weeks, dominating national news cycles and essentially shutting down tourism in the area for the time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for years, with one veteran CHOO member even going as far as telling a 14-year-old shooter to keep up the violence, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The small bubbles that formed on top of the butter Mother churned each morning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Blastomyces dermatitidis – Found in moist soils and near water bodies; spores can spread when soil is churned by storms, floods, or human activity.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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The baby leaves can be eaten raw or steamed like spinach.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the reception to my style was not ideal, especially when judges would clock my handmade or altered garments as cheap or not properly steamed.—
Gabe Montesanti,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Whether baked, fried, boiled or mashed, potatoes are a big part of breakfast, lunch and dinner.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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The mentalist was perhaps moments away from climbing inside the mind of the president on Saturday night when a 31-year-old teacher from Los Angeles stormed toward the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with two guns and fired at law enforcement.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect had a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and stormed the lobby, running past security barricades as Secret Service agents raced toward him.—
Calvin Woodward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Only problem was, teammate Trevor Zegras whirled the rookie around by the neck, and the rest of the Flyers mobbed the ice and pinned Martone against the boards in a wild celebration worthy of a playoff victory.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Then the Nuggets burned themselves with a bad rotation in help defense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The network later crashed and burned when Jim was convicted in 1989 of defrauding supporters of his PTL ministry of more than $150 million, including a $265,000 payment to church secretary Hahn to keep quiet about their affair.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Seethed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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