parboils

present tense third-person singular of parboil
as in boils
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam parboil a lobster

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boils
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  • Their eponymous theme sets the tone with a churning brew of twinkling synths and ritualistic percussion, both of which are eventually subsumed into the supernatural (represented by the theremin) before a crash of guitar boils everything together into chaos.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
  • However, these blemishes are often a skin condition other than acne, such as folliculitis, boils, contact dermatitis, or keratosis pilaris.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Parboils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parboils. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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