cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The chili cook-off is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and for $25, visitors can sample and vote for their favorite.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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Noun
But the Neales have come a long way since their first neighborhood cook-off in 2015, which netted them a bowling trophy for best barbecue ribs.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The chili cook-off is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and for $25, visitors can sample and vote for their favorite.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
That means the water has mostly cooked off, and the milk solids will then soon start to brown.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025
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
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“Cook-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cook-off. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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