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Recent Examples of poached
Flight controller Andy Maloney — a New Zealander and three-time America’s Cup winner — was lured away by the start-up Swedish team with an all-star cast and a budget to match; and British wing trimmer Leigh McMillan was poached by the French team.
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Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Çilbir at Sook Los Angeles as a whole doesn’t see enough çilbir, an enduring Turkish breakfast of eggs poached to jammy yolks, covered in garlicky yogurt and then doused in chile crisp and soft herbs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 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
Apple poached the cofounder of popular iOS camera app Halide earlier this year, prompting a lawsuit from the company that developed it.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026
The company has also poached talent from Meta, Reddit, Amazon, Hinge, Spotify, Block, and Canva to accomplish its goals.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Of course, there's no stopping good players on an underdog tournament team from being poached by bigger schools in the era of NIL and liberal transfer rules.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Panthers promoted him from the practice squad to the 53-man roster in November to prevent him from being poached from a rival ball club during the season.
—Mike Kaye
updated March 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Andrew Rice, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Çilbir at Sook Los Angeles as a whole doesn’t see enough çilbir, an enduring Turkish breakfast of eggs poached to jammy yolks, covered in garlicky yogurt and then doused in chile crisp and soft herbs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 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
Apple poached the cofounder of popular iOS camera app Halide earlier this year, prompting a lawsuit from the company that developed it.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026
The company has also poached talent from Meta, Reddit, Amazon, Hinge, Spotify, Block, and Canva to accomplish its goals.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Of course, there's no stopping good players on an underdog tournament team from being poached by bigger schools in the era of NIL and liberal transfer rules.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Panthers promoted him from the practice squad to the 53-man roster in November to prevent him from being poached from a rival ball club during the season.
—Mike Kaye
updated March 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poached
Verb
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This restaurant is daringly authentic, even if a dish (like Colombian stewed chicken legs on my voyage) is humble rather than Instagram-worthy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Feast on fresh lobster, curried chicken, and stewed conch, among other island favorites, and wash it all down with a Carib at sunset at this still-secret, locals-only spot.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Poached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poached. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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