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noun

as in smuggling

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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

Kenya has previously recorded incidents of elephants being poisoned as a result of poaching and human-wildlife conflict. — CBS News, 29 July 2026 Their primary threats are habitat loss and poaching, and wild populations have declined by at least 80 percent over three generations. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 For most proteins and vegetables, grilling, baking, poaching, roasting, and steaming preserve nutrients while adding little to no additional fat or calories. — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 28 July 2026 The reserve once had a diverse wildlife population but was wiped out in the early 1980s because of rampant poaching and prolonged insecurity in the country. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 In the OpenAI case, the WSJ suggested that Apple might be motivated to bring the lawsuit just to slow down either OpenAI’s device development or the poaching of its employees. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 Today, most poaching in the area is done not for elephant tusks or rhino horn, as in the past, but for bushmeat, particularly zebra, buffalo, and giraffe. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 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

Verb

However, that plan seems to have hit a snag, as days before the Codex Micro appeared, Apple sued OpenAI, accusing it of stealing trade secrets to build its hardware and of poaching ex-Apple staff for confidential product details. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026 This is not an endorsement of poaching in a disruptive sense, but seamless recruitment from the client side can be a win-win. — Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Similarly, braising, while a longer process than poaching, can have a similar effect and produce tender meat for things like soups and curries. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026 Rudi Voller, West Germany vs Argentina, 1986 The Germans draw level at 2-2 with a great piece of poaching from Voller after Lothar Matthaus wins a header from a corner. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Authorities said the poaching suspects were apprehended after wildlife officers found them while on night patrol. — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for poaching

Noun

As a lifelong lover of reptiles, Eric Goode has known about the world of exotic reptile smuggling for decades.

— Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Goode charts the exploitation and mistreatment of reptiles that are illegally sold and sometimes endangered through intricate, decades-old smuggling operations that have often, but not always, escaped detection at airports.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of smuggling

Verb

However, boiling water from a kettle poses potential damage to PVC pipe fittings and can create leaks that are considerably more expensive to fix than a clogged drain.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
Georgia may be known for its boiling summer temperatures, the occasional hurricane and a rogue tornado, but the state is not typically associated with earthquakes.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of boiling

Noun

Cabinet members reserve almost a fifth of the government’s vaccine stockpile for themselves, and the public reacts with mass looting and violent civil unrest.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Efforts to prevent looting had been made even before the formation of the MFAA.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of looting

Verb

The incident also brought months of simmering cybersecurity fears to a head, demonstrating how easily AI agents could cause immense damage, while making the case for open models in the era of skyrocketing token costs.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Advertisement These simmering issues pose a threat to the Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 31 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

In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
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

Definition of plundering

Noun

He has since been charged with kidnapping, theft by taking, simple battery, entering an automobile, cruelty to children and criminal attempt to commit a felony.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Saleem Martin, 21, has been charged with kidnapping, theft by taking, simple battery, entering automobile, cruelty to children, and criminal attempt to commit a felony, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Aug. 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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