as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the office was broiling because the air conditioning was on the blink
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as in trapping
to place in conflict or difficulties
instead of broiling themselves in internal strife, they should band together against the common enemy
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Recent Examples of broiling
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article CROMWELL — On a broiling hot afternoon at The Travelers Pro Am, Chris Berman pulled on his San Francisco Giants cap to remember Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
In a broiling game where the thermometer topped 100 degrees, the Chargers built a big lead before starter Tobin Rote gave way to the rookie Hadl during mop-up minutes.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
For over two years, farmers have faced broiling weather that bakes their fields and evaporates all moisture.
—Juan Forero, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
To cook oysters out of their shells, the CDC recommends boiling them for at least three minutes, frying them in oil for at least three minutes, broiling for three minutes or baking for 10 minutes.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Brush chicken tenders with the dressing before broiling them.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
For a more relaxed evening, my preferred way to prep is by simply baking them until crispy and broiling a little Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on top, which takes about 20 minutes total.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
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Most broiling pans are dishwasher-safe, and a matching drip tray helps keep the oven residue-free.
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This matching set of baking dishes includes a large size that's great for making desserts and casseroles, roasting vegetables, marinating meats, broiling fish, and more, and a smaller one for breading and prep work.
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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.—
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Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.—
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Heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas are the major cause of worsening global warming, scientists say.—
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One side of the disk has an extended and brighter dust emission, which could be the result of a disturbance, possibly a vortex, that is trapping solids.—
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In addition to telling the stories of several veterans, the film also examines how the Greatest Generation’s searing experiences of World War II, the Holocaust and the battle against fascism in Europe shaped American culture from the late 1940s to the present day.—
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Stone’s pass from the left corner of the zone toward the middle of the blue line found Marner, who skated into a vast expanse to deliver a searing wrister from the inner part of the right circle.—
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This will help prevent tangling and stretching during the wash cycle.—
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Laces can be washed in the same load, ideally tucked into another laundry bag to prevent tangling.—
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Set up your own cafe with deals on this convenient one-cup coffee maker and best-selling milk frother, plus keep your coffee hot all day with this mug warmer.—
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Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall play government agents investigating some mysterious deaths of some very hot people, with Isabella Rossellini and Anthony Ramos also starring.—
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Shea Couleé is speaking about the drama embroiling some of the former members of her drag family.—
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Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?—
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Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?—
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“Broiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broiling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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