boiled

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Absorbing sunlight, the seaweed takes about four days to fully dry before it can be washed several times and boiled to release the jelly-like substance known as agar-agar.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

This spring, tensions boiled over at a city council meeting that dragged past midnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

She says she's even boiled eggs and cooked steak in it.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

British colonists transformed khichuri into their own dish, called kedgeree, swapping out lentils for boiled eggs and smoked haddock.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

It boiled me up that we’d left all my friends for this.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu