boil
Example Sentences
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More than a dozen USB chargers overheated, including one that reached 216 degrees Fahrenheit, just above the boiling temperature of water.
Her inner intensity expresses itself in a frenzy of volcanic feeling that can never be tamped down once it reaches its boiling point.
From Los Angeles Times
The options essentially boil down to working longer and retiring later, increasing savings now, or decreasing your lifestyle expenses, Williams said.
From MarketWatch
Mr Coatsworth likened Mr McDonalds tenure as "akin to the highs and lows of an athlete hitting their peak and then rapidly going off the boil".
From BBC
Shi has been the target of supporters' anger for months with long-term frustrations now boiling over.
From BBC
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