Thesaurus results for PARBOIL

parboil

verb

ˈpär-ˌbȯi(-ə)l

Definition of parboil

as in to boil

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam parboil a lobster

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Recent Examples of parboil Gnocchi and mushrooms roast without parboiling, then get finished with creamy ricotta and lemon to cut through the richness. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026 For a simpler approach to preparing Brussels sprouts, skip parboiling and move straight to roasting. — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025 It can be used on any vegetable that can be parboiled. — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 However, unlike death cap mushrooms and destroying angels, many of the toxins found in Amanita muscaria are water-soluble and can be removed by parboiling them prior to cooking or by other means. — Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025 Shortly after Thomas More, a leading statesman and longtime friend of Henry VIII, was executed on July 6, 1535, his head was parboiled and tarred, then stuck on a spike on London Bridge as a warning not to defy the king. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025

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Water can now be used for all purposes without boiling, the department said.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
All residents and other property owners who have experienced water outages, low water pressure, or both, are advised to boil all water or use bottled water for drinking, cooking, preparing baby food or brushing their teeth, the news release said.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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