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"the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points",
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"The low-intensity vibe threatens to boil down the June electorate to habitual voters and hard-core partisans, a result traditionally favoring Republicans. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
"The options to provide that backup essentially boil down to either nuclear, gas, or coal. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
"Out-of-network disputes boil down to two powerful actors who have never liked each other. \u2014 Bob Herman, STAT , 29 Apr. 2022",
"While the film\u2019s moral concerns still boil down to the battle between good and evil, Rowling, who penned the screenplay with Steve Kloves, uses an upcoming Wizarding World election to up the stakes of this conflict. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The low-intensity vibe threatens to suppress turnout and boil down the June electorate to habitual voters and hardcore partisans, a result traditionally favoring Republicans. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2022",
"The reasons are complex but boil down to high demand, low supply, and rising interest rates. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"But my own model seeks to boil down the complexities into a simple, consumable framework. \u2014 Jeffrey Eiben, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s been said that all great stories boil down to one or both of the following. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prepare the tomatoes: Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat and prepare an ice bath. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce heat to maintain a simmer for 5\u20138 minutes, until the flowers look plump and hydrated. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 June 2022",
"For the dressing Make the salmon: In a deep skillet with a lid, add enough water to fill about three-quarters of the way and bring it to a low boil over medium-high heat, adjusting the heat as necessary. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Bring to a boil over high heat, smashing with a potato masher to crush peaches and dissolve sugar. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
"After eight separate batters were hit between the two teams over the course of their three-game set, Nolan Arenado's barking following an inside pitch from Yoan Lopez forced things to boil over . \u2014 Andrew Tredinnick, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Frustration continued to boil over for the Warriors as the game continued. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2022",
"As Phillip Swann notes on his blog, the frustration is starting to boil over . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The scramble to stock up on essentials has caused tensions to boil over in some places. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2021"
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"Adjective",
"I'm boiling in this suit.",
"It is boiling in here.",
"Adverb",
"The sun was boiling hot .",
"He is boiling mad at how he was treated.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas. \u2014 Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2020",
"If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn\u2019t come clean. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2019",
"The simplest fix could be as easy as boiling water\u2014boil a medium-size pot once or twice per week, and pour down the drain. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 14 Oct. 2019",
"Although boiling water is always a set temperature, eggs coming from the fridge or countertop are not. \u2014 Genevieve Ko, latimes.com , 18 June 2019",
"Organizers shared tips to help prevent the virus, which include washing hands with soap for more than 30 seconds, eating food that is thoroughly cooked and boiling water before drinking. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY , 6 Feb. 2018",
"Organizers shared tips to help prevent the virus, which include washing hands with soap for more than 30 seconds, eating food that is thoroughly cooked and boiling water before drinking. \u2014 Rachel Axon, USA TODAY Sports , 6 Feb. 2018",
"More boiling water: Boil water advisories typically happen due to a water main break and/or a loss of pressure in the water system. \u2014 Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press , 24 Oct. 2017",
"The station is home to two boiling water reactors, capable of powering more than 2.25 million homes and businesses. \u2014 Staff Report, The Aegis , 6 June 2017"
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"The boiling point of water is 212\u00b0 Fahrenheit or 100\u00b0 Celsius.",
"when the situation reached the boiling point , the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"While the full scale of any rebellion in China isn\u2019t known, the Quanta Computer backlash in Shanghai suggests that many workers have hit a boiling point . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"The pro-life versus pro-choice debates that our nation is deeply embroiled in have reached a boiling point as the looming threat of a reversal of Roe v. Wade lingers on. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
"Conversely, one of the most heartbreaking scenes depict Lil Murda and Uncle Clifford\u2019s complicated relationship reaching a boiling point . \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 27 May 2022",
"Abbott echoed a common stance that many Republican lawmakers on both the state and national levels have repeatedly taken amid a nationwide debate on gun violence, which reaches a boiling point following each mass shooting. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 26 May 2022",
"Heat the milk in a small saucepan over a medium heat to just below boiling point then take off the heat. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 10 May 2022",
"Make ganache by putting the cream into a small saucepan and heat to just below boiling point . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Family dysfunction reaches boiling point as three generations of warring women face-off. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Feb. 2022",
"When a situation reaches boiling point , pausing the conversation can be effective. \u2014 Anna Shields, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"conjuncture",
"crisis",
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"The crowd was young and boisterous , the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed. \u2014 Jonathan Black , Saveur , October 2007",
"Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday. \u2014 Kate Rounds , Ms. , December 1999/January 2000",
"Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart \u2026 \u2014 Christopher Lydon , Atlantic , February 1993",
"A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.",
"the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Big, boisterous crowds cheered lucha libre fighters in the municipal auditorium. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
"Veronica DeLeon, 22, Smith-Fields\u2019s best friend since high school, described her as loud and boisterous in an interview with The Post. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
"That energized an already boisterous crowd of about 29,000 that started filling Monumental Estadio Cuscatl\u00e1n, Central America\u2019s largest stadium, about 8 1/2 hours before kickoff. \u2014 Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Since then, the boisterous pop performer has become a topic of all kinds of speculation, from gossip about her dating life to comments on her body. \u2014 Natalia Barr, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Throughout the postseason\u2013and during the regular season\u2013the players on Dallas\u2019 bench have been boisterous in support of their teammates in the game. \u2014 Doyle Rader, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Nelson was boisterous , frequently chatting up strangers. \u2014 Lauren Markham, The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Her party was quietly sipping wine, but many of the gatherings were more boisterous . \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The crowd, which just moments earlier had been boisterous , fell silent. \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
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"-str\u0259s",
"\u02c8b\u022fi-st\u0259-r\u0259s",
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"\""
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": american basswood":[]
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103320"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": silk with the gum removed by boiling in a soap solution":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"town west-northwest of Montreal in southern Quebec, Canada population 26,816":[]
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"\u02ccbw\u00e4-br\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4\u207f"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To offset the white boiserie , Leffers used Castel's graphic Manuel pattern in a mustard color on pillows throughout the space, and selected similarly graphic rugs from Marc Phillips to add warmth to the floors. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 22 Jan. 2020",
"Paris-meets-Morocco, inspired by the dual influences of the apartment: the space boasts a boiserie commissioned for Marie Antoinette's royal residence at Marly and Marc Phillips new Modern Moroccan rug collection. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 22 Jan. 2020",
"The room is a complete fantasy entirely mirrored with gilded boiserie . \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 7 May 2019",
"Versace is on the floor, chairs, and tables in the room where the the designer sits on a Baroque-style chair in front of trompe l'oeil gilt boiserie walls, and pours tea from\u2014but of course\u2014Versace porcelain. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 5 June 2018",
"Although the building is square, its rooms are octagonal, precisely 548 square feet each, with the mechanicals and bathrooms tucked behind the plaster and boiserie walls. \u2014 Nancy Hass, New York Times , 8 May 2018",
"The 13-year-old, who sports two braids and a shy smile, secured her spot by winning the Miami Herald Spelling Bee in March with the word boiserie , meaning sculptured paneling, especially that of French architecture in the 18th century. \u2014 Carli Teproff, miamiherald , 28 May 2017"
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"borrowed from French, from bois \"grove, forest, wood (the material)\" (going back to Old French bois, bos, bosc, going back to Old Low Franconian *boska- \"shrub,\" going back to Germanic, by-form of *buska- \"shrub, thicket\") + -erie -ery \u2014 more at bush entry 1":""
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