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  • past tense form of boil.
  • past participle of boil.
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boiled

[boild] / bɔɪld /


ADJECTIVE
sodden
Synonyms
Antonyms


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So, the stakes of their last two games of the regular season boiled down to health and preparation for the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Elsewhere in Italy that means meatloaf; in cost-conscious Genoa, it means a combination of boiled green beans and potatoes, ground down and combined with cheese, eggs and fresh herbs, and then baked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Three races into this season, after the Japanese Grand Prix, the frustrations of driving the new hybrid engines of this year boiled over in Verstappen.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Frustrations boiled over on Monday during a rare election security call hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for state officials.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Just as it had in reactors 1 and 3, the water in reactor 2 boiled off and pressure in the reactor vessel began to climb.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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