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Recent Examples of soft-boiled
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).
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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
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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Keep those putrid flowers and tasteless box of chocolates this Valentine's Day, because this is the only acceptable sign of true love.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The trace amount of peanut butter filling is just short of tasteless.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yet the events occurring within the Colorado bunker this season depict the real darkness that continues to permeate a society gutted and controlled by billionaires and vapid straw men.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Beauty can sometimes be viewed as vapid or shallow or feminine, but beauty is for everyone.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Rinse out the cloth in clean water and finish by wiping down the grids to remove any soapy residue.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Always wash vases with warm, soapy water in between uses to prevent the transmission of bacteria and disease from one bouquet to the next.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There was the insipid loss at St Andrew’s in August 2023, in Farke’s first season, a game that the wantaway pair of Wilfried Gnonto and Luis Sinisterra refused to play.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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Even the most insipid formulaic pop nonsense can induce that almost mystical reflection of life if your connections to the time of its airplay are meaningful.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Al, however, seemed partial to the kelpies, shape-shifting water sprites which most often appear in the form of a horse luring the unsuspecting to watery graves.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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They should also be formed into little sausages, not mushy or watery or hard.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 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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Curling scandals look melodramatic from the outside because the margins are microscopic.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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The film indeed ends in melodramatic fashion, with Nicholson killing Cat in a shoot-out.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 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 23 Feb. 2026.
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