as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
a noisy broil broke out at the bar
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as in to trap
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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Recent Examples of broil
Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Arrange peppers in a broiler-safe pan (such as an iron skillet) and broil, turning once, until peppers are tender and cheese is melted, 5 to 8 minutes.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
Return it to the oven one more time, and broil 2 minutes more.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Not when this appliance has eight functions in total, including convection bake, convection broil, warm, toast, and grill.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Arrange peppers in a broiler-safe pan (such as an iron skillet) and broil, turning once, until peppers are tender and cheese is melted, 5 to 8 minutes.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
For a browner crust, broil the scamp for 1-2 minutes before serving.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
Return it to the oven one more time, and broil 2 minutes more.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broil
Noun
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Inside the bare-knuckle legal brawl between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Also previously sentenced for their roles in the brawl were Kelvin Servita Arocha, 20, Darwin Gomez, 30, and Yorman Reveron, 25.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The report also found that Santa Barbara County failed to thoroughly empty the existing basins before the disaster, drastically reducing their capacity to trap debris.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Earthquakes, tornadoes, air strikes — all around the world, countless lives are lost not just to the direct impacts of disasters, but those that are trapped in the resulting wreckage.—
Anna Funk,
Discover Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That grievance total was the second-highest tally since 2016, according to a USA TODAY Network analysis, suggesting current economic conditions and corporate policies are fueling more clashes over insurance coverage.—
David Robinson,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Members of the Congolese Red Cross and civil protection workers bury dozens of victims of the recent clashes at a cemetery in Goma on Tuesday.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the high-octane clip, the stars get embroiled in a series of mysterious events, with the Weeknd playing a version of himself.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
4 Feb. 2025
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The company has been embroiled in legal drama since last year, when Nintendo filed a lawsuit in Tokyo claiming Palworld infringed on its copyright.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025
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There’s no reason a pause-play option couldn’t exist alongside the flashier melee and magic.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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That can be an additional melee weapon or bow and arrow or rifle.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And as a result of all these magnetic fields getting tangled up there, those spots on the sun are cooler than the areas around them.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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As a reader reminded me, RFK Jr. and Rush Limbaugh tangled mightily.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Broil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broil. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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