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
Kate Williams, AJC.com, 1 Feb. 2026
Arrange baguette slices on a rimmed baking sheet; broil in oven until lightly golden on 1 side, about 2 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
This lightened up, but just as delicious, casserole version of chicken Parmesan gets a crunchy finish thanks to panko breadcrumbs that are broiled until brown.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
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Noun
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
Arrange baguette slices on a rimmed baking sheet; broil in oven until lightly golden on 1 side, about 2 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
In a salad or slaw; air-fried or stir-fried; brined or broiled—count me in for a serving.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026
This lightened up, but just as delicious, casserole version of chicken Parmesan gets a crunchy finish thanks to panko breadcrumbs that are broiled until brown.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 4 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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This step absorbs odors trapped deep in the fibers and leaves your couch smelling noticeably fresh.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cooling in two dimensions In a new set of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, TU Wien, and Ulm University, the team trapped a nano-dumbbell rotor using a laser’s electric field.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 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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Offset, whose name is Kiari Kendrall Cephus, 34, was shot and wounded in the melee and taken to Memorial Regional Hospital.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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The power outage and ensuing driverless-car melee in December in San Francisco reminded me of it.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meatloaf, who weighs more than 200 lbs, was rescued earlier this year after being found tangled in fishing line and rope in the San Gabriel River, aquarium staff said.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Broil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broil. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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