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
Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Soup, bananas, yogurt and broiled vegetables are good choices to help reduce vomiting.
—Don Sweeney
april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 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
Make sure to broil before serving so the cheesy topping gets a leopard brown pattern on top.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
Soup, bananas, yogurt and broiled vegetables are good choices to help reduce vomiting.
—Don Sweeney
april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broil
Noun
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Craig Mays, a parent at the school, told WTVG that the brawl broke out as families were beginning to take their seats for the graduation ceremony while the students were preparing downstairs.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The win gives Bottoms a head start in the race to unify Democrats for November while Republicans remain locked in their own costly brawl.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Although Djena wasn’t literally trapped in the Toures’ home, she was trapped by her circumstances.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Resistance to rules for safe burials of Ebola victims leads to clashes with health teams.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Though details were not divulged until a public scandal resulted in a ban for Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, Winfield was embroiled in some significant tensions with the team.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Matti Friedman, a former Associated Press reporter in the Middle East, has observed that in the conflicts embroiling Israel and diaspora Jewry, many major Western media institutions have recast themselves as participants instead of observers.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Videos of the Saturday night melee at a Chipotle in the Navy Yard neighborhood showed youths throwing punches and chairs as patrons watched in fear.—
Steve Thompson,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The warning came after videos widely circulated online showed a violent melee Saturday night inside a Chipotle restaurant in Washington’s Navy Yard neighborhood.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Google and Meta have larger media libraries, but those libraries are tangled in copyright, creator licensing, and regulatory review.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Acharya and his company, however, became tangled in a massive Bay Area real estate fraud case.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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“Broil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broil. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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