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Recent Examples of soft-boiled
Sliced cheddar cheese, pooled eggs and soft-boiled eggs were all measured below proper holding temperatures.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Eggs — at the nexus of the protein and whole-foods trends — were everywhere, pre-poached, vacuum-sealed, and soft-boiled.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Whether or not Johnson’s private eye character will be hard-boiled, soft-boiled, or even poached remains to be seen.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Boiled Placing eggs in boiling water with the shells on is another healthy cooking method that can be used until the yolk is runny (soft-boiled) or fully cooked (hard-boiled).
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Whether soft-boiled and jammy or poached in the simmering broth, the yolk binds the flavors together.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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.
—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
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 15, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Eggs — at the nexus of the protein and whole-foods trends — were everywhere, pre-poached, vacuum-sealed, and soft-boiled.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Whether or not Johnson’s private eye character will be hard-boiled, soft-boiled, or even poached remains to be seen.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Boiled Placing eggs in boiling water with the shells on is another healthy cooking method that can be used until the yolk is runny (soft-boiled) or fully cooked (hard-boiled).
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Whether soft-boiled and jammy or poached in the simmering broth, the yolk binds the flavors together.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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.
—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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Many now use tasteless powders added to food such as Phos-Bind or Epakitin.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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His tasteless and unfunny comment calling the president’s wife an expectant widow shows just how warped Kimmel has become.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The Avs were vapid after the first 20 minutes.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Embracing a visual vocabulary of the lowbrow and the rudimentary is a tried-and-true method of rebelling against a culture that feels vapid or corporatized.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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These are soapy, sudsy materials that form a film over fire and starve it of oxygen.—
Carrie McDonough,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Wash your hands with hot, soapy water for at least 20 seconds and do it often.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Faced with insipid economic growth, politicians have not taken the action necessary to spark a resurgence, such as capital and digital markets reform, lower levels of regulation and lower business taxes.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
21 May 2026
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More boos followed after the final whistle with Slot’s side serving up another insipid home performance.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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However, as these mega-projects often go, internal and external forces around him — represented by excessive drinking, exploitative influences, soulless corporate interests, and governmental distrust — cause his watery dream to slowly die.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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This means the majority of people with seasonal allergies will experience strong symptoms including sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes and a postnasal drip.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Scrub the day away with this gentle sudsy soap, which comes in multiple scents (including fragrance free) and sizes, and is great even as the kids grow.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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From an axe to a sudsy bar of soap, the thing that appears on each cover is drawn from a story, poem, or essay in the issue and could be recognizable anywhere.—
Kei Lim
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The rest of the cast including Lennie, Sánchez-Gijón, Luengo and Smit fit right in to Almodóvar’s uniquely melodramatic world.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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The day started with security measures both real and melodramatic.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Coming into this season, the natural question is whether this cast can achieve the same soap-operatic appeal.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Soft-boiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft-boiled. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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