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Recent Examples of poached
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.
—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
Several top software executives have been poached by AI giants that are hunting for talent with sales and go-to-market experience, according to sources.
—Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 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
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
Several top software executives have been poached by AI giants that are hunting for talent with sales and go-to-market experience, according to sources.
—Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 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
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In the video, Mariko baked a few salmon fillets and boiled some rice before assembling the easy dish, which involved mashing the salmon into bits with a fork and mixing it into the rice along with Kewpie mayonnaise (a Japanese brand of the condiment), soy sauce and hot sauce.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Sweet potatoes can be baked, roasted, or boiled and pair well with both sweet and savory flavors, including cinnamon, butter, and olive oil.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Without the feel-good story of a Cal Ripken to turn things around, NHL owners simply stewed.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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In a kitchen in Paterson, New Jersey, Rosa Carhuallanqui fills dough with chicken stewed in a brick-red sauce of ají panca—a Peruvian chili pepper that gives the dish a slightly smoky, berry-like flavor.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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“Poached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poached. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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