simmer

Example Sentences

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Firms have been granted permission by the regulator to increase bills to pay for upgrades after decades of underinvestment, as public anger has simmered about sewage released into the UK's rivers and seas.

From BBC

The tensions simmered for years before erupting in public.

From BBC

Consider the long simmer over Pete Rose’s lifetime baseball ban, which held firm until it was lifted…months after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal

On set, Madekwe was impressed both with Turner’s ability to keep her emotions “simmering beneath the surface” and with the way she approached her job.

From Los Angeles Times

The Global X Uranium exchange-traded fund is still simmering after its massive advance for much of last year.

From Barron's