as in cuisine
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking
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as in misrepresenting
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 happening
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 cooking
Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Colas, who has been prescribed Mounjaro and has changed her own cooking accordingly, believes that many restaurant owners will need to make adjustments to their menus.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
However, her cooking first sparked local admiration at her flagship business, Hao’s Grocery and Cafe, in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood.
—Ella Gonzales
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
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Noun
This earned the original riverside shack the nickname Catfish Hotel, but his cooking gave rise to the business.
—Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Colas, who has been prescribed Mounjaro and has changed her own cooking accordingly, believes that many restaurant owners will need to make adjustments to their menus.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
Verb
Rothenberg later spent years traveling and cooking throughout Southeast Asia, including Thailand.
—Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
However, her cooking first sparked local admiration at her flagship business, Hao’s Grocery and Cafe, in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood.
—Ella Gonzales
may 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking
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The Story is in the Rice Chef JJ Johnson explores how cuisine becomes a living narrative, connecting communities across continents and generations.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Conceived as a meeting point for gastronomy, culture and place, the festival highlights Mexican cuisine as a living expression of identity, one that honors tradition while embracing contemporary perspectives.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Illinois State Police in 2022 launched an investigation into the couple, who allegedly separately took out business loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program in May 2021 by misrepresenting the businesses’ finances.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The woman leading a Granbury private school affiliated with the conservative Turning Point USA movement previously served time in federal prison for, among other things, misrepresenting herself as a licensed medical professional while working in a pediatric office in Maryland.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2026
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Nemes does not give us any time to figure out who’s who and, really, what’s happening, but watching all this furtive tradecraft is compelling enough.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The legal counterpart to the political momentum That shift is not happening in isolation.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In a forthcoming paper, Miran will argue along with two Fed economists that recent software inflation has been artificially inflated by technical factors, distorting headline and core numbers.—
Matt Peterson,Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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These developments do not rise to a level where AI can be said to be distorting the economy.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Athletes are always getting bigger, stronger, and faster, and doing ever more incredible things.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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In doing so, Din becomes a traitor to his bounty hunter guild, led by Greef Karga (Carl Weathers).—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Indigenous peoples in the area have been coming there for 1000s of years to soak and take advantage of the waters, and so there’s been a hotel or some manner of resort there since the late eighteen hundreds, welcoming people to come and take the waters and relax and enjoy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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Plus, coming so close and the disappointment (of third) fueled my fire more.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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The Suez Canal, however, is an artificial waterway excavated through Egyptian territory, while the Strait of Hormuz is a naturally occurring strait governed by a different legal framework, according to an international law expert.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Additionally, oats provide plant sterols, or naturally occurring compounds that may modestly reduce intestinal absorption of cholesterol, according to Luciana Soares, DCN, RDN, LDN, FAND.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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