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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
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
Logan even provided a cake in addition to the one Cortelyou made.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
James Powel, USA Today, 9 July 2025
All his belongings -- a mattress, sports cards, his pet parakeet's bird cage -- now sit caked in mud in front of his home.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Noun
When it was done baking, the cake was tender and golden, with pockets of jammy fruit throughout.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
Logan even provided a cake in addition to the one Cortelyou made.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Verb
Photos of the aftermath show children's bunks caked in mud, belongings strewn about and a building with an entire wall missing.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 July 2025
All his belongings -- a mattress, sports cards, his pet parakeet's bird cage -- now sit caked in mud in front of his home.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
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Form the salmon mixture into 4 patties and refrigerate until set, at least 20 minutes and up to 24 hours.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The patty is thin, seared hot on a plancha for a crisp exterior and juicy, pink center.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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There's more to the picnic than just massive amounts of barbecue and family activities.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 July 2025
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Pack a picnic lunch or grab one of the city's best lobster rolls from Bite Into Maine.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Hess and Rhoads say the transition from talking about beer to running a brewery has been a breeze.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Wake up to river views and salty breezes at the Yorktown Beach Hotel.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The response of the Zelensky Administration to smear anti-corruption probes as Russian propaganda is misguided and self-defeating, as many within Ukraine point out.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
24 July 2025
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My hands smeared in gore, eyes alight with frenzied ecstasy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 July 2025
Verb
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High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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It’s covered in a montage bathed in the gorgeous greens and blues of the Upstate New York landscape, and bursting with a kind of joyful spontaneity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
26 July 2025
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Add oil and 1/4 cup of the chicken broth; cover and cook over medium for 6 minutes if using chicken breasts, or 8 minutes if using thighs, stirring once halfway through (chicken will not be fully cooked).—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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