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slow burn

noun as in indignation

noun as in ire

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The “signature sauce” was basically mayo, and the heat level of the other — a russet-toned condiment meant to impart spice to the patty — registered as a slow burn, but was no match for Popeyes’ famous kick.

It’s a delicious slow burn friends-to-lovers romance full of witty banter and just the perfect amount of steam.

These are a slow burn, accruing 10 to 20 miles per survey and requiring you to take qualifying questions to determine if you are in the target audience.

Instead, the story goes, there was a slow burn—until the early 1700s, at which point Newton’s corrected and improved later editions, along with a growing interest among scientists, began to finally have an impact.

The wider adoption of AI across industries has been a bit of a slow burn over the past several years as company founders and executives begin to understand what the technology could do for their businesses.

But the real drama would develop during long slow burn that came next.

Alex Edwards, Founder of Natural High, agrees with this slow-burn philosophy.

The Americans has given us both a chilly pleasure and a slow burn in the proximity of its antagonists.

Quincy described his show as a “slow burn” with a “nice, melancholy sweetness to it like Charlie Brown.”

There are “not a lot of Rwandas, but a lot of slow-burn horrific conflicts,” she said.

The blows were weak, for I was still dazed; but they served, together with the slow burn of my anger, greatly to steady me.

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On this page you'll find 550 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slow burn, such as: acrimony, animosity, annoyance, antagonism, displeasure, and enmity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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