cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Copeland, who competes in chili cook-offs, got ready to make a huge pot of chili.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Rice finishes cooking off the heat.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The Diner Norman, Oklahoma Nostalgia fills every corner of this Sooner State treasure, where vintage photos of chili cook-offs and other small-town mementos cover the walls.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Copeland, who competes in chili cook-offs, got ready to make a huge pot of chili.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
Brahmi dusted off his chili recipe that won him first place in a chili cook off against other Dallas chefs years prior, and the Frito Chili Soufflé was born.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Rice finishes cooking off the heat.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Cook-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook-off. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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