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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 His guilty plea comes less than a month after another Penn Track pimp, Omari Scott, 45, got a 50-year sentence for ordering the murder of a rival who tried to poach one of his prostitutes. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 Hickey had to send an apology letter to the city of Dover, Ohio for trespassing and poaching a 10-point buck in a public park. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2026 The iconic insect-eating plants are native to remote parts of coastal North and South Carolina, and are a popular target of poaching for the global black market. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for poach

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Just boiling things down to that, and to the voice and the lip sync is painstaking.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
While waiting for the water to boil, shuck the corn and discard the husks.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026

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The pasta is impossibly fresh, the ragùs are slow-simmered and soulful, and the veal is so tender that it can be cut with a spoon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
During Wallace and Shakur’s own rift, Knight and Combs’ own cold war simmered and ran even hotter than many initially believed.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of simmer

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