as in pancake
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)
hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast
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Recent Examples of hotcake
The South Korean company's EVs may not be a hit right now, but its small SUV is selling like hotcakes.
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Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
A day sometimes started with Isabelle’s sourdough hotcakes covered with wild honey Frank had scooped from a bee tree earlier in the fall.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Nintendo knows that which is why the original Switch, despite its outdated hardware, sold like hotcakes.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
A day sometimes started with Isabelle’s sourdough hotcakes covered with wild honey Frank had scooped from a bee tree earlier in the fall.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Nintendo knows that which is why the original Switch, despite its outdated hardware, sold like hotcakes.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotcake
pancake
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The menu features all of the classics, including omelets, breakfast burritos, pancakes, and steak and eggs.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Throw Social also offers weekend brunch, with pancakes, French toast and egg sandwiches as well as the requisite bottomless mimosas or Bellinis.—
Connie Ogle
February 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Hotcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotcake. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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