slow boil
noun
: a point where small bubbles are rising slowly to the surface of the liquid
The mixture should be cooked at a slow boil.
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The two-hour runtime and slow boil storytelling make the full unveiling of Linda Blair’s possessed, demonic Regan all the more devastating, providing a horror monster whose salvation is all too easy to root for.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Yet as of Friday, despite a continuing slow boil of tensions between the US, its allies, and Iran’s many proxies, a wider war still remains unlikely.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
Cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until the mixture is very thick and the cornmeal is tender, stirring frequently and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a slow boil.
—Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
But with less of that upwelling, the waters in the Caribbean and around Florida have been heating like a pot on slow boil.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
The Detroit musician whose slow boil rise to international acclaim was chronicled in the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, died on Tuesday night (Aug. 8) according to a statement on his official website.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2023
Cover and reduce heat to a slow boil.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
Dallas has taken a slow boil approach for more than a decade, methodically retaining many of their own free agents while targeting a few players in the open market after many of the high-profile athletes have signed.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Yet as of Friday, despite a continuing slow boil of tensions between the US, its allies, and Iran’s many proxies, a wider war still remains unlikely.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
Cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until the mixture is very thick and the cornmeal is tender, stirring frequently and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a slow boil.
—Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
But with less of that upwelling, the waters in the Caribbean and around Florida have been heating like a pot on slow boil.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
The Detroit musician whose slow boil rise to international acclaim was chronicled in the Oscar-winning 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, died on Tuesday night (Aug. 8) according to a statement on his official website.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2023
Cover and reduce heat to a slow boil.
—Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
Dallas has taken a slow boil approach for more than a decade, methodically retaining many of their own free agents while targeting a few players in the open market after many of the high-profile athletes have signed.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Slow boil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow%20boil. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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