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
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
Payton thinks his team will be getting poached this summer rather than doing the poaching.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The high-profile talent poaching would mark the first major move for Cindy Holland, Paramount’s Chair of Direct-to-Consumer, who, as Head of English-language original series at Netflix, championed Stranger Things.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The challenges are immense, poaching syndicates are sophisticated and well-funded, but Hluhluwe–iMfolozi holds the fort.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Already, sharks face many threats in our rapidly shifting world, including habitat loss, fishery declines, poaching, and even impaired senses.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Meta’s next moves Meta, on the other hand, has carried out its own campaign to gain an edge over OpenAI, restructuring its AI division with a focus on building a superintelligence team and poaching key AI architects, including former OpenAI employees.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
After making a fortune in the real estate and hotel business, Hume started his own rhino farm, Buffalo Dream Ranch, in the early 2000s, when South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis was beginning to peak.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Despite a 15% decrease in poaching deaths from 2023 to 2024, 103 rhinos were killed in the first three months of 2025, more than one per day, according to government figures.
—Dakota Bennett, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
The next important date is September 9, when the presiding judge will hear the MW’s motion to dismiss the poaching penalty lawsuit filed by the Pac-12.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Originally, the patrols were conducting conservation work to monitor poaching and wildlife in the Khwae Noi River basin.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
Payton thinks his team will be getting poached this summer rather than doing the poaching.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The high-profile talent poaching would mark the first major move for Cindy Holland, Paramount’s Chair of Direct-to-Consumer, who, as Head of English-language original series at Netflix, championed Stranger Things.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
That ultimately resulted in the Packers swooping in and poaching him from their NFC rivals.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The challenges are immense, poaching syndicates are sophisticated and well-funded, but Hluhluwe–iMfolozi holds the fort.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Already, sharks face many threats in our rapidly shifting world, including habitat loss, fishery declines, poaching, and even impaired senses.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
Meta’s next moves Meta, on the other hand, has carried out its own campaign to gain an edge over OpenAI, restructuring its AI division with a focus on building a superintelligence team and poaching key AI architects, including former OpenAI employees.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
After making a fortune in the real estate and hotel business, Hume started his own rhino farm, Buffalo Dream Ranch, in the early 2000s, when South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis was beginning to peak.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Despite a 15% decrease in poaching deaths from 2023 to 2024, 103 rhinos were killed in the first three months of 2025, more than one per day, according to government figures.
—Dakota Bennett, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
The next important date is September 9, when the presiding judge will hear the MW’s motion to dismiss the poaching penalty lawsuit filed by the Pac-12.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poaching
Verb
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Gently add the eggs to the rapidly boiling water.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Watt steam engine once turned boiling water heat into motion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eight metro Detroit men are accused in a sophisticated theft and international smuggling operation that targeted higher-end vehicles and spanned two years, according to federal prosecutors in Detroit.—
Christina Hall,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Eight metro Detroit men are accused in a sophisticated theft and international smuggling operation that targeted higher-end vehicles and spanned two years, according to federal prosecutors in Detroit.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The vast majority of those applications came from nationals of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, countries beset by long-simmering conflict.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to the synopsis, their odyssey takes them from the quiet Masai villages of Kenya to the dangerous, simmering streets of Casablanca in Morocco.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That incident unleashed rioting and looting, with the homes of political leaders—including that of the finance minister—attacked and government offices burned.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Local media reported isolated looting in Jakarta and damage to several transportation facilities in Jakarta on Friday, as well as demonstrations in the major cities of Bandung and Yogyakarta.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Perceived risks for all travelers including terrorism, kidnapping, and disease actually occur less frequently than road injuries.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Eventually, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department publicly alleged that a kidnapping had not occurred, and that Emmanuel was believed dead.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The spoliation inference becomes a presumption of guilt that's incredibly challenging to overcome.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Last Friday, Damien Marshall and other King & Spalding attorneys on behalf of MSG filed a memorandum of law in opposition to Oakley’s motion for what are known as spoliation sanctions, meaning a punishment for failure to preserve relevant evidence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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From Central America to West Africa, Greece to Indonesia, Clapp serves up a stirring picture of the deliberate and surprisingly profitable despoliation of one half of the planet by the other.—
Ian Volner,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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For that reason, the Abraham Accords lie in tatters - a despoliation very deliberately aimed at by Iran and Hamas via October 7.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Poaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poaching. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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