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Recent Examples of poached
Their coaching staff was poached, with eight assistants departing in one offseason.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Fortune OpenAI has poached several senior executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Palantir in recent weeks.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Several top software executives have been poached by AI giants that are hunting for talent with sales and go-to-market experience, according to sources.
—Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
All of their players that are good enough to play at Power 4 schools will just end up being poached by the big boys.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Once this mixture is inside a casing, the sausage is double-smoked rather than poached.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Çilbir at Sook Los Angeles as a whole doesn’t see enough çilbir, an enduring Turkish breakfast of eggs poached to jammy yolks, covered in garlicky yogurt and then doused in chile crisp and soft herbs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Fortune OpenAI has poached several senior executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Palantir in recent weeks.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Several top software executives have been poached by AI giants that are hunting for talent with sales and go-to-market experience, according to sources.
—Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
The same applies to leeks poached in white wine or green beans stewed with bacon.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
All of their players that are good enough to play at Power 4 schools will just end up being poached by the big boys.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Once this mixture is inside a casing, the sausage is double-smoked rather than poached.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Çilbir at Sook Los Angeles as a whole doesn’t see enough çilbir, an enduring Turkish breakfast of eggs poached to jammy yolks, covered in garlicky yogurt and then doused in chile crisp and soft herbs.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poached
Verb
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There’s no better time to make use of maple syrup than in late winter and early spring, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled and bottled throughout the Northeast and Canada.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, for the first time since those Middle East tensions boiled, prices in Florida are dropping.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This restaurant is daringly authentic, even if a dish (like Colombian stewed chicken legs on my voyage) is humble rather than Instagram-worthy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Feast on fresh lobster, curried chicken, and stewed conch, among other island favorites, and wash it all down with a Carib at sunset at this still-secret, locals-only spot.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Poached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poached. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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