as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake
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Recent Examples of flake
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Just fluttery, flake-free lashes that look and feel good.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
These micro-vibrations cause the ice to crack and flake away, all without heating the surface.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Alfred Williams took moments away from the stress in smoke breaks outside the apartment in a breezeway on the second floor or in the bathroom, where cigar flakes collected in an ashtray on the counter.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Just fluttery, flake-free lashes that look and feel good.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
This includes the best barrier creams to slather onto your complexion when the temps drop below freezing (or—sorry to say it—your skin starts to flake).
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
These micro-vibrations cause the ice to crack and flake away, all without heating the surface.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flake
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Forbes has compiled a list of 20 big private equity zombies—businesses that are either scaling back, like Vestar, or simply treading water.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The country aims to scale up the proportion of SAF to between 7% and 10% by 2035.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Flake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flake. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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