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simmer

[sim-er] / ˈsɪm ər /


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Reduce to medium-low heat and simmer for about six minutes, until the carrots are slightly tender.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Analysts expect the current cycle to simmer during Micron’s fiscal 2028, which ends in August 2028.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Beneath the cocktails, boat trips and villa life, tensions simmer and emotions rise.

From BBC May 16, 2026

The summit projected an air of friendship between the world’s two most powerful nations, even as tensions simmer over trade, technology and geopolitical influence.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

“Keeps other noises down to a simmer so I can hear my T-bone playing in my head.”

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Chandler flexes the charisma that made his “Friday Night Lights” father figure Coach Taylor such an indelible figure, while Pierre’s buttoned-down smolder slowly simmers the tension between them.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

On June 12, she released “Femme Fatale Vol. 2,” a panoramic double album that simmers with ambition.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

As the conflict between the U.S. and Iran simmers, investors and consumers are wondering what to expect for oil and fuel prices.

From MarketWatch Apr. 24, 2026

Every September, a festival here known as “Carpathians on the Fork,” features a hot-tub-size pot of soup that simmers overnight; locals queue up the next day for bowls in the city square.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

They sit around the grill in a half-circle while the chef chops madly and simmers the beef and vegetables on the grill and makes the jokes he’s likely made a hundred times.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country, much of which has simmered under an unforgiving heat wave for days.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

It begins, as many great soups do, with patience: garbanzo beans soaked overnight, then simmered until tender.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2026

On an embroidered picnic laid out on the grass, a group of friends chatted over tea as food simmered gently on a gas stove.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

The stew simmered and he began to set the plates on the table where they would have their supper together.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

Leverkus' group is not officially recognised by BC's government, and what it is trying to achieve highlights simmering tensions in fire-prone regions between those who enforce evacuation orders and those who defy them.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Watching Banderas spend a day simmering his own handcrafted ketchup simply to store it in repurposed Heinz bottles says everything about the guy’s devotion to food and his indifference toward marketing.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

"There was anger simmering around me and I was scared for my life," the 36-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

But what an image: an observatory dome bubbling out of a boil of smaller domes, like an idea simmering in a crucible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The rich aroma of simmering tomato sauce floated up the stairs.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper




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