PARBOILED Synonyms: 12 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

parboiled

verb

past tense of parboil

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam parboil a lobster

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Recent Examples of parboiled It can be used on any vegetable that can be parboiled. — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

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boiled

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Super-fresh corn on the cob hardly needs to be cooked, let alone boiled.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Users usually chew it for an effect similar to amphetamines, or it is dried and boiled to create a stimulant tea.

— Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

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