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or cooky
1
as in biscuit
a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round
She packed a few cookies in her lunch bag for an afternoon snack.
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2
as in person
a member of the human race
The new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie.
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3
as in goddess
an attractive woman
The old timer would cast a playful wink at any of the female nurses, or cookies as he called them, that caught his eye.
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Recent Examples of cookie
There are only five ingredients in this cookie wafer and jam icebox cake.
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Sarah Palin protested an initiative that would limit the number of sweets allowed in Pennsylvania schools by staging a delivery of sugar cookies to a Christian school in Bucks County.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
By Alexandra Pattillo For The New York Times Ginger adds a zesty kick to weeknight curries and holiday cookies.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Add some extra love to your cookies by topping them with homemade royal icing.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Sarah Palin protested an initiative that would limit the number of sweets allowed in Pennsylvania schools by staging a delivery of sugar cookies to a Christian school in Bucks County.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
By Alexandra Pattillo For The New York Times Ginger adds a zesty kick to weeknight curries and holiday cookies.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Add some extra love to your cookies by topping them with homemade royal icing.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
Noun
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Apple, biscuit and twig Confused?—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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No purchase is required, and the offer is limited to one biscuit per person.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Don’t accept an argument from an authority because that person is an authority.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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Measles is highly contagious and can spread through the air when an infected person breathes, talks, coughs or sneezes.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Channel goddess energy with wine red nails and gold chrome accents.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of observers lined the beaches of the city of Salvador to make offerings to Iemanjá, the Yoruba goddess of the sea.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Treat them to the steak frites featuring a 24-ounce bone-in ribeye — and be sure to save room for dessert.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Because eggs act as a thickener and binder and craft a more custard-like dessert.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Bernthal plays doomed Sonny, who’s hoping to pay for his lover’s gender-affirming operation; his longtime pal and costar on The Bear plays volatile Sal, the loneliest guy in the world.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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You guys took a few years off in the mid-Seventies just as prog was reaching its peak of popularity.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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She is called the queen of Cortina, and the Olympia delle Tofana is a course that had always suited Vonn.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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With 89 total rooms, options range from deluxe king rooms to double queens—both featuring accessible mobility and hearing options—as well as a family-style room with multiple semi-private sleeping areas for those traveling in a group.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Although agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit the amount of arsenic in public and bottled drinking water to 10 ppb, the FDA has no regulations that specify a safe level of arsenic for most foods, including candy.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gingerbread houses can be held together with only icing and candy thanks to the molasses-laden cookie dough enriched with warm spices.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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Athletes from seven different countries, including Japan, rank among the top 10 in the current women’s World Cup standings compared to just the traditional four for men.—
Dana ONeil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Machado wrote in a post on X that Juan Pablo Guanipa, a key ally, was kidnapped by heavily armed men in civilian clothing in the Los Chorros area of the capital.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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