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
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
For an extra crispy top, turn oven to broil, sprinkle casserole with a little grated Parmesan and broil 5 inches from heat until casserole is bubbling and golden, about 1 minute.
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Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
The new jumbo burgers were flame-broiled through an innovation the company had stumbled into by necessity.
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Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Make desserts and casseroles, marinate meats, or broil fish in this handy baking dish.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
For an extra crispy top, turn oven to broil, sprinkle casserole with a little grated Parmesan and broil 5 inches from heat until casserole is bubbling and golden, about 1 minute.
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Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.
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Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
The new jumbo burgers were flame-broiled through an innovation the company had stumbled into by necessity.
—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broil
Noun
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Interspersed with the adventure – and quite a few brawls with bad guys – are flashbacks to Kara’s time on Krypton and adopting Krypto.
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Strickland and Ospreay brawl in the ring with the former standing tall.
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Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.
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Lucy was trapped under the boat and died the next day in the hospital.
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Panama coach Thomas Christiansen lamented a new World Cup rule that has left his team mathematically eliminated before their final Group L game, with today's clash against England offering only a chance to claw back some pride.
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If the favorites move on, Spain and Portugal would provide one of the more entertaining clashes in the entire tournament.
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During a visitation Friday, some attendees spoke of strained relationships with the town’s police force, which has become embroiled in recent years by accusations of over-policing.
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Although embroiled in a court battle, like a number of his projects, the arch has been approved by a key federal agency and survey work has begun at the site.
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Chaos erupted after activist and opponent to Henyard Jedidiah Brown called the former supervisor an expletive, leading both Woods and Henyard to enter the melee.
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Finally the Act 4 update will also bring the Blackspyre Collection of skins, which feature custom art for the Phantom, Sheriff, Spectre, Ares, and new melee, the Divide, and there will obviously be a new battlepass to grind through.
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However long and tangled her rap sheet, Sugar sees her illuminatory potential through the grime and shadows of an unforgiving film-noir cityscape.
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Think pixelated logos, websites untouched since the AOL era and brand architectures so tangled by years of acquisitions and restructuring that even the founders can’t map them cleanly.
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“Broil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broil. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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