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noun

as in smuggling

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poaching

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verb

present participle of poach

as in boiling

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam poaching fish in a stock flavored with white wine

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Recent Examples of poaching

Noun

Recently, though, Disney has begun making moves — including the poaching of Zameczkowski — that suggest its pace of activity in APAC could be quickening. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 The school also runs a cooking basics program that covers mise en place, knife skills, soup and stock production, sauce making and a wide range of cooking methods — roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026 That same basics camp walks students through roasting, grilling, sautéing, pan-frying, stir-frying, braising, poaching and steaming. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026 Braising, steaming, roasting, sautéing, poaching, or grilling all work great. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026 The animal's population has been heavily impacted by habitat loss, poaching and disease, such as Ebola. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 28 May 2026 Viola recommends boiling, poaching, or low-heat scrambling your eggs to preserve their micronutrients. — Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 8 May 2026 Their number continues to decline due poaching and habitat loss. — Harriet Ramos may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 The new era of college basketball, with unlimited transfers, players and their agents negotiating substantial salaries and big schools’ poaching of the best mid-major players – there’s no other way to put it – only increases the distance between the power schools and everyone else. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 May 2026

Verb

Twenty years ago, the Serengeti ecosystem faced a severe crisis from poaching and ecological imbalance, threatening wildlife and local communities. — Sherry McAllister, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The new species could help prevent poaching and is detailed in a study published today in the journal Communications Biology. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 While Mendoza led the team to the NLCS as a rookie manager in 2024, the Mets failed to make the playoffs last year after poaching Juan Soto from the Yankees. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 This is due in part to some samples originating from lands under tribal authority, and in part to specific population information that could put species at risk of poaching. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026 And the job of those rangers is to ensure that there isn't any contact at all because there is some level of poaching. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 June 2026 Nashville Predators chairman Bill Haslam had just completed a coup Tuesday, poaching the general manager of a division rival. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 3 June 2026 Bourbon Steak Bourbon Steak is among Mina’s signature concepts, featuring a modern take on steakhouses by incorporating global flavors, slow-poaching steaks in butter and topping off diners’ restaurant experiences with a little whimsy over the past 20 years. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 An older veteran with pension income may be targeted by a pension-poaching scheme. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for poaching

Noun

Earlier this year, a Times investigation revealed ICE deported an informant who had turned against two of his co-defendants in a meth smuggling case.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
That line began to fall apart shortly after the initial killings when top officials acknowledged to lawmakers that the strikes were aimed at cocaine smuggling.

— Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of smuggling

Verb

Water should be brought to a rolling boil and kept boiling for at least one minute before use.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026
If the chart recommends precooking the veggies for grilling, bring a small amount of water to boiling in a saucepan.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2026

Definition of boiling

Noun

Racial tensions were at a boiling point, and the police raid of an after-hours nightclub sparked the flame that led to looting, the destruction of nearly 1,400 buildings, multiple fires and 43 deaths as well as 342 injuries.

— USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The movie continues its tradition of addressing social issues, this time focusing on human equality and colonial looting, with pointed dialogue criticizing the British Empire.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of looting

Verb

The post rekindles tensions between the two leaders that have been simmering for months.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 July 2026
Its collapse helped convince voters who wanted solutions to the insecurity created by inflation and the long-simmering crisis of inequality that Democrats lacked the necessary fighting spirit.

— Bryce Covert, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Definition of simmering

Noun

Upon arrival, the constant chime of notifications stops, replaced by the sounds of Gulf waves, the rustling of marsh grasses, and the calls of shorebirds.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
From the anti-Trump side, meanwhile, the American people hear a nervous rustling of vague doubts.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026

Definition of rustling

Noun

Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance.

— Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go.

— Brett Whalen, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of plundering

Noun

They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Razia showed up at the scene not to aid in a kidnapping, but to confront her online tormentor, Sacks maintained.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Noun

If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.

— Rich Lowry, National Review, 25 Feb. 2020
There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.

— Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Mar. 2013

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