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Term: Parboiled

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To partially cook vegetables or meat briefly through boiling before finishing it by another method.

Sample Sentence 1: I always parboil the potatoes before grilling them for a crispy texture.

Sample Sentence 2: The recipe suggests parboiling the carrots before roasting them in the oven.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: (Of rice) partially boiled and dried for further processing.

Sample Sentence 1: The parboiled rice is easier to cook as it has already undergone partial boiling.

Sample Sentence 2: The recipe calls for using parboiled rice to ensure fluffier grains in the final dish.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 2: (Of a person or situation) subjected to intense heat or pressure, usually resulting in physical or mental exhaustion.

Sample Sentence 1: After working on the project for six consecutive days, she felt parboiled, in desperate need of a break.

Sample Sentence 2: The competitive exam was a parboiling experience, leaving the candidates drained both physically and mentally.

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