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poach

verb

ˈpōch

Definition of poach

as in to boil

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam poaching fish in a stock flavored with white wine

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Recent Examples of poach These luxury houses increasingly resemble sports franchises, with star designers traded, poached, and recruited across warring corporate empires. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 How Long to Boil a Chicken For boiling or poaching a whole chicken or its pieces, cook until the meat easily falls off the bones. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2026 In 1999, the now-defunct national broadcaster Raycom poached McDonnell to its base in Montgomery, Alabama, and installed her as vice president of programming. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Over the past decade of DPP rule, Beijing has restricted imports of Taiwanese goods and limited free-spending tourist arrivals, while poaching 10 of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, so that only 12 remain. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poach

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Local tradition holds that eggs soaked and boiled in the urine of young boys protect the body against heat stroke and joint pain.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Whisk together boiling water and strawberry gelatin in a large bowl until dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

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The library budget fight had simmered since a 3-3 deadlock at the July workshop, when Bruner also broke a tie, that time in favor of holding the library to flat funding, pending further review.

— Noah Daly August 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
Multiple current and former officials told CBS News there has been long-simmering tension between LaNeve and the former senior officers who pushed for the unit to be established.

— Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of simmer

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