boiling
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, middle-class men, many of whom had rarely set foot inside a kitchen, hold impromptu classes where they instruct volunteers on boiling and cooking salt.
From BBC
It can take quite a few years to get to to that boiling point.
From BBC
He’s always lived in Bedford Falls — er, Hill Valley — and while his puffy red vest gets him mistaken for a sailor, he behaves more like a frog in an already boiling pot.
From Los Angeles Times
“We’re nearing a boiling point of rising churn and overwhelming choice.”
From Los Angeles Times
Water transfers heat to another liquid with a lower boiling point to generate steam that spins turbines for generating electricity.
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