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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data
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as in to happen
to take place
wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house
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Recent Examples of cook
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Another internal document Lanier showed from YouTube suggested that the video streaming platform be used as a short-term digital babysitter while parents cook, clean or do laundry.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Founder Efstathios Lampsas, a cook at the royal court who trained in Paris, had the chutzpah to introduce a truly grand hotel to Athens at a time when tourism infrastructure was almost non-existent.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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Verb
It can be enjoyed as a salad (be sure to massage the leaves first) or chopped and cooked in stews, soups, curries, and more.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Another internal document Lanier showed from YouTube suggested that the video streaming platform be used as a short-term digital babysitter while parents cook, clean or do laundry.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
Next, though my true love is fundamentally a good cook, her meals often have a glaring deficiency.
—David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Founder Efstathios Lampsas, a cook at the royal court who trained in Paris, had the chutzpah to introduce a truly grand hotel to Athens at a time when tourism infrastructure was almost non-existent.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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Since his return to office in 2025, this firehose of lies has only accelerated, distorting everything from economic data to constitutional law.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management, said the data was distorted by the timing of the Lunar New Year, which falls in mid-February this year after taking place in January last year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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There is no shortage of debate happening in our modern world, including about issues that ignite our passions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Public opinion surveys conducted for the report show much of the world is already fearful that is happening.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Husband-and-wife chefs Osmel González and Camila Salazar previously earned a Michelin Star for their Miami pop-up, EntreNos, and their 10-course tasting menu here reflects the same precision and intention.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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The executive chef at Stagioni-Four Seasons of Food in Charlotte grew up in Columbus, Ohio, spending summers with her grandparents near the Ohio River, helping to tend their garden from the planting stages through harvest time, setting the stage for a career tied to fresh, farm-to-table cuisine.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Under Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act, businesses can’t misrepresent their products.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wang also misrepresented herself as holding current aesthetician, massage therapist and hair salon licenses on a loan application to the American Lending Center, the DA's office said.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The southern Portuguese city of Alcacer do Sal, about 60 miles from Lisbon, was battling rising waters from the river Sado, with downtown areas flooded and water levels measuring roughly 7 feet high in some places.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the Sierra population, there are about 20 Sierra Nevada red foxes living in the Cascade mountain range of Northern California.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As court proceedings have begun, some of those documents will be coming unsealed, including the affidavit.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Any future erosion would have to come overwhelmingly from one of two places.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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