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Recent Examples of poached
This year, Tencent poached an OpenAI researcher to become its chief AI scientist.
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Arjun Kharpal,evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The existing eight teams can sign and protect three players from being poached by an expansion team.
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Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
After obtaining the permit, Do bought turtles poached from the wild in Florida and elsewhere, and tried to acquire more, prosecutors said.
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Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
After obtaining the export permit, Do allegedly bought wild musk turtles poached from Florida and elsewhere and tried to obtain more.
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Tim Fang,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Chicken can be poached 4 days ahead.
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Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Fortune OpenAI has poached several senior executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Palantir in recent weeks.
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Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon.
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Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
All of their players that are good enough to play at Power 4 schools will just end up being poached by the big boys.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Arjun Kharpal,evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The existing eight teams can sign and protect three players from being poached by an expansion team.
—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
After obtaining the permit, Do bought turtles poached from the wild in Florida and elsewhere, and tried to acquire more, prosecutors said.
—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
After obtaining the export permit, Do allegedly bought wild musk turtles poached from Florida and elsewhere and tried to obtain more.
—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Chicken can be poached 4 days ahead.
—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
Fortune OpenAI has poached several senior executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Palantir in recent weeks.
—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon.
—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
All of their players that are good enough to play at Power 4 schools will just end up being poached by the big boys.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poached
Verb
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Water does not need to be boiled for showering or bathing, provided that people don't drink water while doing so.
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While the properly prepared, boiled three times, tender spring leaves of this plant are the main ingredient in poke sallet, a fixture of Southern cuisine, the plant is truly toxic.
Verb
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For the past six months, the Aussies have stewed – and rallied — behind a one-word analysis from the World Cup draw that put them in the same four-team pod with Team USA, Turkey and Paraguay.
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Without the feel-good story of a Cal Ripken to turn things around, NHL owners simply stewed.
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“Poached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poached. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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