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
Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2025
Place bread in single layer on prepared baking sheet; broil, until crisp and nicely browned but still soft in the center; in my oven this takes 1 1/2 minutes — watch carefully because bread burns easily.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2025
On a late July morning, the sun is already broiling the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Bake, broil, roast, toast, defrost, air-fry: The functions of this hardworking double oven from kitchenware brand Ninja are impressive.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2025
Place bread in single layer on prepared baking sheet; broil, until crisp and nicely browned but still soft in the center; in my oven this takes 1 1/2 minutes — watch carefully because bread burns easily.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Verb
Tasty Apricot Chicken 2 (3 1/2 pound) broiling chickens, cut up
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Garlic salt, to taste
½ pound apricot preserves
6 ounces Russian dressing
1 packet onion soup mix
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2025
On a late July morning, the sun is already broiling the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broil
Noun
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But Cherry interrupts their twosome and a brawl ensues.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Months before at the same campus, a 100-person brawl had led to the cancelation of an event featuring another Turning Point USA speaker.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The last is dumping iron dust into the Southern Ocean to provoke phytoplankton blooms that would suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a move that set off a backlash when an American entrepreneur tried it off Canada in 2012.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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Flip that switch, and suddenly every market becomes accessible, and good ideas trapped behind a language wall get unleashed.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those clashes became viral videos that cemented his reputation as a culture warrior.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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On November 25, the La Liga holders travel to Stamford Bridge for a mouthwatering clash with the reigning Club World Cup kings.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Before his knee injury, Ilja Dragunov had been embroiled in a series of impressive matches with the likes of Bron Breakker, Sami Zayn and Ricochet, all in an effort to capture WWE's workhorse title.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Senate Republicans will likely have to deploy a rare procedural motion to shut down the filibuster, risking deepening fractures in a chamber that is already embroiled in bitter animosity.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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More than a dozen people faced criminal charges stemming from a melee after a rally in Soliman’s support; demonstrators and police blame each other for the violence July 17.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets avoided punishment after appearing to strike Vargas on the chin during the post-match melee.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, a veteran tangled haplessly up in good intentions and a life of petty crime.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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He got tangled up in a rundown with two other future Hall of Famers, George Kell and Luis Aparicio.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Broil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broil. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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