boil
Example Sentences
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Another senior figure said they were "boiling with rage" when that accusation had been chucked around.
From BBC
"Citizen loans, appeals for donations, corporate sponsorship, or any other 'raffle' scheme -- this is now what part of the funding for our public hospitals boils down to."
From Barron's
A watched pot never boils and love happens when you least expect it -- turns out, the same logic applies to capturing a star as it collapses into a black hole.
From Barron's
Those troubles boil down to the fact that it is too hard to start and run a business in Europe.
Her anger is the simmering kind that bubbles beneath the surface until it finally boils over and she slams a door in your face.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.