BROILS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

broils 1 of 2

noun

plural of broil

as in brawls

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people a noisy broil broke out at the bar

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verb

present tense third-person singular of broil

as in embroils

to place in conflict or difficulties instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy

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As Minnesota's Medicaid program broils in the hot seat over a recent round of federal fraud indictments, Indiana's Medicaid program is gaining national attention as a counter-example for its efforts to crack down on program eligibility and waste. — Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 29 Dec. 2025 This Ninja air-fries, roasts, broils, bakes, and dehydrates—all while using about 80 percent less energy than a regular oven. — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 12 Nov. 2025

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Lex and Tesehki are stars of Zeus Network's Baddies reality show where brawls are commonplace.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
The season 2 trailer follows an earlier teaser trailer, which promised a few other bloody brawls.

— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

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In the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait — where clashes have intensified in recent weeks — data shows at least 45 vessels crossed, including eight tankers and eight cargo ships going to the Gulf of Aden.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The 2026 schedule will be challenging as well with two September clashes with conference contender SMU and a trip to Tuscaloosa to face revenge-minded Alabama.

— Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

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This approach traps companies in incremental optimization, which is building a better version of what already exists instead of building genuinely new things that customers could not have asked for yet.

— Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The cave was used to film scenes with Polyphemus, the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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