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Recent Examples of soft-boiled
The result, according to researchers led by chemist Pellegrino Musto, is that there are now many different cooking methods beyond the simple hard- and soft-boiled options.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
When served in certain kitchens at home or restaurant settings, the wheat noodles are often made from scratch, presented in a hearty, flavorful broth, and are often topped with hard- or soft-boiled eggs, corn, bamboo shoots, seaweed, bean sprouts, and protein such as beef, pork, shrimp, or chicken.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025
When served in certain kitchens at home or restaurant settings, the wheat noodles are often made from scratch, presented in a hearty, flavorful broth, and are often topped with hard- or soft-boiled eggs, corn, bamboo shoots, seaweed, bean sprouts, and protein such as beef, pork, shrimp, or chicken.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft-boiled
Adjective
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The resulting odorless and tasteless solution is packed into LND101 capsules, The pancreatic cancer patients will take the pills on a specific dosage calendar.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Office’s more tasteless moments remain hysterically funny thanks to the show’s empathy: this was a series that punched up, not down.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But Shirley MacLaine takes things to a whole other level when Aurora — who audiences could be forgiven for initially dismissing as a vapid and self-absorbed mom — takes our heartstrings and refuses to let go.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Grande was one of the brightest surprises as the vapid but not entirely heartless Glinda.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There is just cause for the soapier parts: Manet was married, and Morisot wed his brother.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
23 Nov. 2024
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The group that seems to have inspired Reid is Fleetwood Mac, which, with its shifting intramural love relationships, sundry drug problems and issues of control — the soapiest of rock’s many operas — was a romance novel/miniseries waiting to happen.—
Robert LloydTelevision Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The framing, blocking, and overall visual grammar have a condescending air, as if directors have surrendered to some insipid idea of who their audience is.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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At the far extreme, there is the insipid libertarianism of Ron Paul, the former Texas representative, who has claimed that Marine detachments guarding U.S. embassies count as examples of military overstretch.—
Bret Stephens,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Feb. 2013
Adjective
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Symptoms may include fever, runny nose, cough and red, watery eyes in the early stages of measles, followed by a spreading red rash.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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Measles symptoms typically start about one to two weeks after a person is exposed to the illness and can include a high fever, cough, runny nose, red, watery eyes and a rash that breaks out three to five days after symptoms start, according to the CDC.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Making this change will save you money, save your clothes from being sudsy and irritating your skin, and save your washing machine the extra trouble of rinsing unnecessary bubbles!—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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The rig features a full wet bath with a recirculating shower system that reuses 70% of your sudsy bubble-water after filtering and purifying it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This melodramatic pivot is surplus to the requirements of a shattered family portrait already rife with conflict and complication, and most moving when centered on small, everyday gestures of tenderness and loyalty.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Fortunately this is a terrific cast that also avoids overplaying the melodramatic undertones here, keeping it believably human all the way.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Alix notes she’s seen a return to laying pillows flat as opposed to propping them upright—whether under or on top of bedding.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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Unlike Blockbuster, Netflix allowed users to rent unlimited DVDs for a flat fee.—
John Hall,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Soft-boiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft-boiled. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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