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
Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
When the burgers are finished, place the English muffins on the oven rack, cut-side up, and broil until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Roasting, broiling or baking on a rimmed baking sheet produces irresistible textures that work hand in hand with adding more flavor.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
This model features three rack positions and 12 presets, like toast, roast, broil, and dehydrate.
—Jamie Weissman, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
When the burgers are finished, place the English muffins on the oven rack, cut-side up, and broil until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
On a single sheet pan, shrimp tossed with garlic and lemon are broiled over a bed of roasted potatoes and asparagus.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Roasting, broiling or baking on a rimmed baking sheet produces irresistible textures that work hand in hand with adding more flavor.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broil
Noun
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Other brewhouse brawls happen at Magnanimous Brewing in Tampa (Havoc And Haze) and Walking Tree Brewery in Vero Beach (Rooted In Chaos), often drawing 300 to 500 visitors, CCW co-owner Dan Ackerman says.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Angels’ Jorge Soler and Braves’ Reynaldo Lopez get a seven-game suspension for their brawl.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After cooling atomic clocks that trap single ions such as aluminum and ytterbium to absolute zero, the researchers manipulated their quantum states with laser pulses.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Crews arrived on the scene and found the home fully engulfed in flames, with the mother and her six children trapped.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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All three judges scored it 98-92 for the 29-year-old Briton, who sustained cuts over both eyes from head clashes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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And the clash of ideologies must now be balanced on the backs of many hardworking people trying to keep their children out of institutional care and on the Medicaid providers that support them.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That’s according to White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who confirmed that the president was mulling new tariffs of 50 percent on countries that supply weapons to the country, which has been embroiled in conflict with the United States and Israel since late February.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Despite being embroiled in a relegation battle to stay in the Premier League, Forest remain on course for continental glory — although a last-eight tie against Porto presents a significant challenge to Vitor Pereira and his players.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fritznel Jean, 28, a resident of Boston, faces a count of causing mayhem and three counts of assault and battery on a police officer — one causing serious bodily injury — for the melee that took place at Transit Police headquarters the morning of April 10.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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Gladiatorial combat was not a wild scrum, like the melee in a medieval tourney.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Their little brother Dante is an irresponsible party boy, tangled up with a ruthless local gang.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Broil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broil. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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