flaked

Definition of flakednext
past tense of flake
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Verb
  • Long before Richard Gadd peeled back a layer of his psyche with Baby Reindeer, his Emmy-winning Netflix show, the story for his new limited series Half Man, now airing on HBO, lived in his head.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
  • From there, everyone rows imua (forward), keeping eyes peeled for sea turtles, sea urchin, and on a really good day in January or February, a mama whale and her baby.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • China scaled it faster than anyone before clean technologies had fully matured.
    Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Developed from inexpensive materials and standard paint manufacturing processes, this glue can be easily scaled up for mass production.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
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“Flaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaked. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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