as in trapped
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 broiled
Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Recipes and Wine Pairings for the 2023 Holiday Issue
2020 Egret Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley: This Chardonnay offers enough body to stand next to richer meat dishes, while giving a bright citrusy note that pairs great with broiled oysters.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Broilers usually heat at temperatures of 500-550 degrees Fahrenheit, and not all dishes can be safely broiled at the higher end.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The restaurant also offers burgers, fried chicken or fish sandwiches, a broiled chicken sandwich and salads.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Recipes and Wine Pairings for the 2023 Holiday Issue
2020 Egret Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley: This Chardonnay offers enough body to stand next to richer meat dishes, while giving a bright citrusy note that pairs great with broiled oysters.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 9 Nov. 2023
Verb
Choose from traditional Thanksgiving entrees such as roast turkey ($29) with giblet dressing, broiled ham steak ($29) with pineapple ring, half Muscovy duckling ($31) with applesauce, or broasted chicken ($29) with cranberry sauce.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Broilers usually heat at temperatures of 500-550 degrees Fahrenheit, and not all dishes can be safely broiled at the higher end.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broiled
Verb
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During the storm, Mamdani was shovelling out a car trapped near public housing in Bed-Stuy.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Some of these birds are trapped and treated multiple times, sometimes in the same year.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Read on for tips to keep from getting tangled in the knots.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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If your personal life and your business expenses are tangled together, untangle them now.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The pieces toast up crisp, but when served over warm soup, channel the gooeyness promised from the center of a fried slab.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The menu, created by chef Pierre Gagnaire, is a lesson in classic French brasserie cuisine with sophisticated touches—an ideal meal starts with escargots simmering in garlicky butter from Burgundy, continues with pan-fried foie gras, and wraps up with crêpes Suzette flambéd table-side.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Magnier and McManus were also United’s biggest shareholders but, bizarrely, became embroiled in a legal dispute with Ferguson over ownership of the horse’s stud rights which turned toxic.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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From 2022 to 2023, he was embroiled in a slow-motion standoff with local and state law enforcement in Idaho stemming from his refusal to pay a $52 million judgment against him in a high-profile defamation case.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Each order also includes two large bags of chips, two large sides of Queso Blanco, two large sides of guac and two large sides of salsa (roasted chili-corn salsa and fresh tomato salsa) and is shareable for groups of three to four.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Breakfast items include made-to-order omelets served with roasted potatoes, bacon-egg-and-cheese on a bagel, and their popular homemade lox and cream cheese with capers and dill.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Broiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broiled. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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