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fry

[frahy] / fraɪ /
VERB
cook in hot oil
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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At the rate things are heating up on Earth, threatening to fry us alive sooner than later, this scheme could supposedly reverse or slow the damage we’ve done.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

For now, "brain fry" is primarily a bane for software developers given that AI agents have excelled quickly at writing computer code.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They fry them and put a little cheese in them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

I ordered a stir fry of crab and broken rice with greens and yam that came topped with a fried soft-shell crab drizzled with shito, a Ghanaian chili sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

I turn around just in time to see Logan toss a french fry right at us.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper