Synonyms of poached

poached

verb

past tense of poach

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam

poaching fish in a stock flavored with white wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiled
• stewed
• simmered
• parboiled
• coddled
• steamed
• braised
• scalded
• smothered
• pressure-cooked
• fricasseed
• reboiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poached

These luxury houses increasingly resemble sports franchises, with star designers traded, poached, and recruited across warring corporate empires. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

In retrospect, Miami might have opted for the wrong developmental quarterbacks in Miller (poached by the previous regime) and since jettisoned Mark Gronowski. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

In 1999, the now-defunct national broadcaster Raycom poached McDonnell to its base in Montgomery, Alabama, and installed her as vice president of programming. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

The multicourse menu at Anthology was certainly a standout, with a delicate lobster tail poached in butter, as God intended. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026

Only seven have made more than 20 first-team appearances for the club that poached them, with 47 having never played a single minute for the poacher club. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Even if eggs are boiled or poached, pairing them with healthy fats like avocado or nuts can provide the fat needed to support vitamin D absorption. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026

Facebook then hired Yann LeCun, an NYU professor, to establish the company’s AI-research lab; Uber poached some 40 Carnegie Mellon researchers to work on driverless cars. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

The crews are stretched, the good people get poached and the pipeline behind them looks thinner every season. — Brad Strawbridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026