as in slivers
a small flat piece separated from a whole
sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes
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as in nuts
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 flakes
Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The condition causes itchy eyes, puffy eyelids and crusty flakes along the eyelashes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Kanazawa’s version uses kombu (kelp), bonito flakes, and soy sauce from the small city of Ono for the broth.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
To start, the banana blossom flakes are just like real fish once cooked.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the fat, then remove the pan from the heat and let the pepper flakes bloom, about 1 minute.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
That’s not how the bro-flakes work.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Fresh ginger and red pepper flakes add welcome zing, but the real surprise here is napa (aka Chinese) cabbage.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026
The gold flakes catch the light.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Noun
For Denver and communities along the Interstate 25 corridor, snow accumulation chances remain low, though a few flakes could mix in Monday.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 May 2026
The condition causes itchy eyes, puffy eyelids and crusty flakes along the eyelashes, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Kanazawa’s version uses kombu (kelp), bonito flakes, and soy sauce from the small city of Ono for the broth.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
To start, the banana blossom flakes are just like real fish once cooked.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the fat, then remove the pan from the heat and let the pepper flakes bloom, about 1 minute.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
That’s not how the bro-flakes work.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Fresh ginger and red pepper flakes add welcome zing, but the real surprise here is napa (aka Chinese) cabbage.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026
The gold flakes catch the light.
—Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flakes
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Wrapped in puff pastry with slivers of jalapeño peppers, these retro pigs in a blanket will disappear fast at any party.—
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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It’s surrounded by the sea (even the bathtub has a door that opens up to slivers of blue) and feels one with the landscape—in some cases, literally.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
14 May 2026
Noun
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If the holes appear shallow, then they could be made by squirrels, looking for places to store nuts, or by skunks and raccoons, digging for grubs.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Some foods - like whole grains, kale, nuts and seeds - are good sources of insoluble fiber, which helps keep digestion moving.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Blending sharp humor, irreverent games and unexpected twists, each episode peels back the polished layers of today’s most talked about talent to reveal the human behind the fame… and no topic is off-limits.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Each new burst of observation, each refined model, peels back another layer, showing us just how dynamic and surprising the life of a star can be.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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Beijing also seeks access to top-end chips made by American manufacturers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Another task involved answering elementary school questions with a giant pencil, and the final showdown was over a Plinko-esque game with specialized chips.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The law does not change limits for undergraduate borrowers but dramatically scales back how much graduate students can borrow.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
14 May 2026
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In a separate study, Perez recently found that evidence showing that depression scales hold steady across other features, such as gender and culture, is inadequate.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Hall was found dead at a villa with head injuries, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reported, and had shards of glass from a glass door in his chest, per local outlet Ultima Hora.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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For context, Juszczyk is a 6-foot-1, 235-pound behemoth whose knees probably feel like broken shards of glass at this point in his life.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Similar to Chinese citizen ID numbers, each robot will receive a unique identification code with 11 additional characters.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Plopsaland Belgium Worlds of fun for the younger set await in this theme park centered around the characters from Studio 100, a Belgian media company that creates children’s television programs.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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“Flakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakes. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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