stewing
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We might waste less time attending a meeting, say, than stewing over a comment directed at us in the real or virtual conference room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There’s comfort in sitting and stewing in your discontent.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
"I wrote it on Monday because I'd been stewing in anger about ICE," Terrell posted on Instagram, adding he was stunned by the reception it received.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
We subsidize highways to the tune of $32 billion a year, only to sit on them stewing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
In the pot on the stove were scraps of cow bones stewing in hot bubbling broth.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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