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simmer

[sim-er] / ˈsɪm ər /


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

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil, add ground chicken and cook until almost browned, then pour in tomato sauce and let everything simmer.

From Salon May 22, 2026

Season with a few pinches of salt and black pepper, then bring to a simmer.

From Salon May 19, 2026

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

From BBC May 16, 2026

She turns the knobs down and brings the boiling pots to a simmer.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

The dangers are mounting outside and distrust simmers within.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

The forecast for inflation was also raised, but the Fed still thinks prices will increase less than 3% in 2026, assuming the conflict with Iran simmers down.

From MarketWatch Mar. 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

Garlic simmers in huge metal pots heated over open wood fires and set up in a long line.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2025

There is high laughter that simmers down slowly.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Tensions between the two had simmered for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

But the real addition was a can of chickpeas, aquafaba and all, simmered alongside the Arborio until the beans softened and thickened the pot into something deeply creamy and comforting.

From Salon May 12, 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

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

Perhaps even now soup simmered on the kitchen stove.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

His father was killed at the bitter end of the war, fighting for Marshal Tito, the leader who managed to knit together the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia and suppress simmering enmities.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The country is also mired in multiple security crises -- from jihadists, non-ideological "bandit" gangs, farmers and herders fighting over land, and a simmering separatist conflict.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

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

They’re simmering in a pan on the stove-top right now, swimming in butter and garlic and white wine.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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