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as in to rage
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence
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One that occurred concurrently with a seething social justice uprising in the Watts neighborhood of LA, and clashed with a cheerily optimistic vision of our capitalist future in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, just a jump over the Unisphere from Shea.
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Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
The Supreme Court has reportedly yet to discuss whether to uphold that order, but Musk is certainly seething.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
But a new landscape is in the making, shaped by unprecedented Arab dealings with Israel, seething Palestinian frustration, and a drift to the right in Israel, all of which could eventually bring a new dynamic to the seemingly frozen situation.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Russia is seething about the incursion which has seen the first foreign army on Russia soil since World War II.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
The Supreme Court has reportedly yet to discuss whether to uphold that order, but Musk is certainly seething.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
But a new landscape is in the making, shaped by unprecedented Arab dealings with Israel, seething Palestinian frustration, and a drift to the right in Israel, all of which could eventually bring a new dynamic to the seemingly frozen situation.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2021
Russia is seething about the incursion which has seen the first foreign army on Russia soil since World War II.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
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Rumors have been swirling in recent weeks about the future of Bucks superstar and former MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tuesday’s win, however, comes as questions continue to swirl about his future in House GOP leadership.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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The show ends in 1350, around the time that the Black Death was raging through Siena.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Maia Sandu, the pro-Western president, is seeking reelection after guiding Moldova closer to the European Union than ever before while Russia’s war in Ukraine raged near its eastern border.Christian Edwards, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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In the unlikely event that there is a 269 to 269 tie in the Electoral College, a complicated process will begin to churn.Fernando Cervantes Jr., The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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With the war in Ukraine churning on, more U.S. focus on East Asia works for Russia.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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An aerial photo of the exercise showed the two carriers steaming side by side, with fighter jets overhead and at least 11 support ships from their carrier strike groups trailing.Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Elijah, still steaming after Olympia unilaterally ended their relationship last week, seems to take a perverse glee in informing her that the firm now represents Foundate Financials, the corporation which owns the Waltons’ apartment building (among many, many others).Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Once boiling, cover, remove from heat, and let sit for 12-13 minutes 3.Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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How To Use Frozen Potatoes Frozen potatoes can be boiled, baked, roasted, fried, or sautéed straight from the freezer.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
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Polls in 2024 show a close contest that – as with Trump's two previous presidential races – has been roiled by Trump's rallies, including the very last week.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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And North Korea’s increasingly bellicose attitude toward its neighbors has roiled China’s diplomatic and economic relations with South Korea and Japan.Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The measures come nearly four years after former President Donald Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results led a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent bid to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Seethe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seethe. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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