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baked

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verb

past tense of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baked
Verb
  • Even if you are incinerated, your teeth will remain there.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The supply destined to be destroyed included contraceptive implants and pills as well as intrauterine devices to help prevent unwanted pregnancies, although a spokesperson told Reuters that no condoms or HIV medications would be incinerated.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.
    Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, an occasionally bleak corniche winds down the coast from a state-of-the-art seaport — strategically placed 70 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz — past a dusty, sunbaked town of old office towers, hotels, the obligatory shopping mall, and streets of low-rise shops and houses.
    Camilla Wright, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.
    Fred Marchant, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The device doesn’t produce a huge amount of water from the bone-dry air — around two-thirds of a cup a day — but the ultimate aim is to supply a household with drinking water even in arid deserts, said Xuanhe Zhao, a mechanical engineering professor at MIT.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Made from Cinsault, a Rhône varietal prized for its use in rosé, this bone-dry wine from Wilson Creek exudes a Mediterranean vibe.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • The decision, announced days after Kimmel's monologue, which referenced the MAGA movement and the suspect, Tyler Robinson, has ignited a firestorm over free speech, political pressure, and media accountability.
    Amanda Castro Shane Croucher Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The season's antics have ignited a feud with the president and his administration against the show and its creators.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Japan lit the spark in 1964 with the iconic Shinkansen bullet trains, which showed the world that fast, safe, and efficient rail travel was possible.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.
    Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As the immune system fights the infection, the tissues in the urinary tract become inflamed.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.
    Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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