cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
This three-day celebration takes over the city every May, drawing in thousands of visitors for cook-offs, live music, and of course, crawfish served in every which way.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
As with other cooking methods that include wine, beer, cider, or liquor, the alcohol cooks off with temperature and time.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Sidelines will also be hosting its annual chili cook-off.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
This three-day celebration takes over the city every May, drawing in thousands of visitors for cook-offs, live music, and of course, crawfish served in every which way.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
To reduce the risk of 105-millimeter rounds cooking off in the turret after an enemy hit, Leopard 1 crews stow only a few of the tank’s 42 rounds in the turret: the rest are tucked into the hull.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
As with other cooking methods that include wine, beer, cider, or liquor, the alcohol cooks off with temperature and time.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Cook-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook-off. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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