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grilled

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verb

past tense of grill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grilled
Adjective
  • Offerings might include crudo, flash fried and pan seared presentations drizzled with a fragrant curry or a savory aguachile sauce.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • What to order: Hangover taco — chicken, fries, salsa and fried egg.
    Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • All five were interrogated for hours by detectives and ultimately implicated themselves.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Soldiers rushed in and seized his computers, interrogated his family, and arrested him.
    Daniel Darling, National Review, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Those with information about Doan are asked to contact Chief Investigator Maria Stewart at 513-946-8700.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.
    Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In Florida, residents can be involuntarily examined.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Obviously, some of the old ways of policing definitely need to be examined more.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • His worth as a franchise QB has been questioned since the Cardinals took him with the first pick of the 2019 draft.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Arrest warrant questioned Many law experts question the validity of the warrant, which specified that certain key provisions of South Korea's Criminal Procedure Act should be excluded, which meant the police could search the military and government-classified presidential residence.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One kid ate the broiled fruit and loved it; the other would have sooner perished.
    Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • But if your crowd would call that having a side dish for supper, the rice won’t mind sharing the bill with a roast chicken, a lamb chop, sautéed mushrooms or a piece of broiled fish.
    David Tanis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.
    Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The heated debates around diversity, equity and inclusion are drowning out something far more important: our children’s ability to learn about and appreciate different cultures.
    Britt Hogue, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Grilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grilled. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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