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sizzle

[siz-uhl] / ˈsɪz əl /


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But you can still watch a sizzle reel of Argentina defeating Egypt and follow Switzerland vs.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Don’t be afraid of any crackling; cumin seeds should sizzle when fried.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

Tuesday’s Google I/O developer conference failed to pack the sizzle that some investors were hoping for.

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

Danielle Postel-Vinay and Gary Phillips pay homage to literary legends with stories that sizzle with personality and authenticity.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Waves sizzle into the sand to gather and rush again.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and written by his frequent collaborator Samson Raphaelson, this Paramount picture, running a pert 82 minutes, positively shimmers with wit and sizzles with innuendo.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

"The leads are captivating and their chemistry sizzles," he said.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

It’s a movie where music sizzles and wails out of every pore.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

Flavorful street food sizzles on every corner, rickshaws and scooters blare their horns in symphonic competition, and cats and dogs thread between your legs as pedestrians shuffle shoulder to shoulder.

From Salon Oct. 14, 2024

It sizzles again, then turns the sprouts brown.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Standing in the half-finished cinder-block basement of the house that serves as the Ambulance Service’s HQ, Sadeq tipped a bowl of chopped onions into a large pot, stirring slowly as the oil sizzled.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Pots clanged and oil sizzled inside the London kitchen of Syrian chef Imad Alarnab, as the former refugee who fled his country's civil war recalled hosting King Charles III.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

There’s this swirled labneh with sizzled scallions and chile, Alison Roman’s quiet luxury take on ranch, a sauce with posture and snap.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

Steam rises from snack stands selling noodles and sizzled octopus on sticks on the Chinese side.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

Her eyes sizzled the rear of my neck.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

I did the same: three dishes for lunch on my own, a whole fried fish in a sweet-tart sauce, braised pork in a clay pot, and tofu in a sizzling skillet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

For many, the smell of charcoal and sizzling meat is the scent of summer.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

He did it with a sizzling, right-footed goal in the 57th minute of LAFC’s 3-0 victory Friday over the Galaxy in the 27th rendition of El Tráfico and the first this year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Every drop of rain that falls on her evaporates instantly, sizzling into steam as soon as it touches her.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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