steamy

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"Wuthering Heights," Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, charmed moviegoers in North America over the four-day US holiday weekend, raking in $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Every Saturday, Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung plates as many as 20,000 of its delicate, steamy dumplings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

So, “if you have a super steamy bathroom with condensation dripping down the mirror, avoid including anything valuable,” Elliott says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

That championship was played in steamy August, another contributing factor to the layout feeling unfamiliar.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

It was so hot and steamy out that a line started to form immediately, winding like a DNA double helix.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas