boiled
Americanadjective
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Boiled Swiss chard, simply seasoned with salt and pepper, is a staple side dish in my kitchen in autumn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
Boiled fish — no matter what it's boiled in or flavored with — is, at the end of the day . . . boiled fish.
From Salon • May 27, 2024
For the third year at Judkins Park, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, there will be food vendors such as Po’Boys & Tings, 2 West Boiled Peanuts and Zuri’s Gourmet Donutztrucks.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023
Boiled peanuts in the South tend to be cooked simply, with just salt and vinegar added to the water, and eaten just as simply — a snack straight from the shell.
From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023
“We’ll sit down for lunch. Boiled eggs and leftover beans.”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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