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broil

[broil] / brɔɪl /
VERB
cook under direct heat
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It’s the latest effect forecast for what’s expected to be an historically strong event, one forecasters warn could also lash Southern California with powerful rain and broil both land and sea with punishing heat waves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

If you’d like extra color, broil for 2 to 3 minutes at the end, watching carefully.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2026

The dough is slightly blistered but stretchy, and turning the oven on broil for the last two minutes of the bake ensures the cheese is perfectly blistered.

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2023

Capital Beijing is expected to broil in 37-39°C temperatures until Saturday, and the Tianjin Meteorological Observatory raised its warning level to red with temperatures expected to hit 40°C.

From Reuters Jun. 16, 2023

I can broil just as quickly as I can burn.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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