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as in picnic
something easily done or dealt with
today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's
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Recent Examples of cake
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Eating a rice cake with peanut butter can help slow digestion and reduce blood sugar spikes.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Dirt is everywhere, caking people’s Vans sneakers, and the day is a dull grey as clouds above threaten rain.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Noun
If your team isn’t doing well on the field, sweeten the mood with rich, chocolatey cake.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Eating a rice cake with peanut butter can help slow digestion and reduce blood sugar spikes.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Photos from the scene show walls caked in feces and grime, with animal waste and trash covering the floor.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Dirt is everywhere, caking people’s Vans sneakers, and the day is a dull grey as clouds above threaten rain.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
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Serve quinoa patties with chanterelles and tahini sauce.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Use thick-cut bread that's sturdy enough to hold the patties and toppings.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy cornflake cookies are easy to make, fun for kids to help bake, and the first recipe to go at every potluck, picnic, or bake sale.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bring a picnic from the nearby California small towns of Solvang or Los Olivos and enjoy lunch surrounded by the idyllic wildflower fields.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The attorneys went on to argue that Pavlovich’s lawsuits were the culmination of a plan to smear Gaiman and that any legal disputes should be resolved in New Zealand, not the United States.—
Todd Richmond,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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As a result, calls for action have been met with suspicion, with some online commentators accusing feminists of making up MaskPark as a way to smear Chinese men.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The city softens, the breeze cools and conversation comes easy.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the summer, the counterclockwise rotation creates a cooling breeze that’s a treat on muggy, hot days and nights.—
Michelle Ullman,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sustainable battery design To develop the carbon spheres, Elsaesser and his research team drew inspiration from Mozartkugeln, the iconic Austrian confections made of pistachio, marzipan, and nougat and coated in dark chocolate.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Add cabbage and toss with tongs to coat.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For dinner, Federico and his staff were offering herb crusted rack of lamb, a pork chop with butter, sage and mortadella, or pan-seared halibut.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
1 Jan. 2026
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The patty is crusted in pepper.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Some types of snow Brunning identified were column, plane, rimed, germs, irregularities, as well as combinations of all of those elements.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These grants can cover cleanups and sustainable cultivation projects, or even related efforts such as fish conservation.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Researchers revealed that the project covers the entire development chain – from innovative semiconductors and high-performance power modules to integration into key components such as on-board chargers and traction inverters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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