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Recent Examples of poach
Justin realizes that poaching artichokes in wine is delicious; Laurence perfects crispy rice; Sieger figures out how to get Tom to eat okra.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Approximately $150 million is at stake in the poaching penalty and exit fee lawsuits — the former filed by the Pac-12 against the Mountain West, the latter by Utah State, Boise State and Colorado State against the Mountain West.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
He became known for poaching clients, extracting heroic sums for their work, and burnishing their reputations abroad.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Another factor is that big-conference expansion has poached the smaller leagues, many of whom still enjoy automatic tournament bids despite being noticeably weaker.
—Greg Cote
updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Approximately $150 million is at stake in the poaching penalty and exit fee lawsuits — the former filed by the Pac-12 against the Mountain West, the latter by Utah State, Boise State and Colorado State against the Mountain West.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
He became known for poaching clients, extracting heroic sums for their work, and burnishing their reputations abroad.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Another factor is that big-conference expansion has poached the smaller leagues, many of whom still enjoy automatic tournament bids despite being noticeably weaker.
—Greg Cote
updated March 23, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poach
Verb
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This means water from the tap should be boiled for at least five minutes before drinking.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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This makes our reality boil and bubble!—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Season 2 of the Netflix iteration dropped all nine of its episodes on April 10, with early promises to stay faithful evaporating as new attractions emerged and simmering resentments boiled over.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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First printed in our March 2006 issue, the soup is lightly simmered, then blended until completely smooth.—
Selma Brown Morrow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Poach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poach. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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