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Recent Examples of poach
Zuckerberg’s poaching spree is just the high-stakes version of a much older human truth: transformation is easier to imagine when someone close has already blazed the trail.
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Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In general, sturgeon aquaculture is a positive solution to poaching, Jahrl and Friedrich said.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
In Hispanic America as a whole, a 2024 report documented a total of 1,945 seizures and poaching incidents highlighted by media between 2017 and 2022, impacting at least 102,577 wild animals.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
The Miami Hurricanes added one of the nation’s top wide receivers to their 2026 recruiting class on Monday, poaching him from a top SEC program.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
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Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
In general, sturgeon aquaculture is a positive solution to poaching, Jahrl and Friedrich said.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
In Hispanic America as a whole, a 2024 report documented a total of 1,945 seizures and poaching incidents highlighted by media between 2017 and 2022, impacting at least 102,577 wild animals.
—Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
The Miami Hurricanes added one of the nation’s top wide receivers to their 2026 recruiting class on Monday, poaching him from a top SEC program.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poach
Verb
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Armenians boiled your parchment skin to make yellow umber for silk and wool.—
Peter Balakian,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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By crushing bones and boiling them to extract grease, Neanderthals tapped into a rich energy source, using techniques once thought to belong only to much later human groups.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Add the frozen vegetables, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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But don’t let these deals simmer in your cart too long — popular products could sell out fast.—
Jeaneen Russell,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Poach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poach. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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