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Recent Examples of oatcake
Admirers regard the show with a kind of doting pride—for its underdog status and its humor, which is dry and subtle and, like oatcakes or Pimm’s, seems peculiarly British.
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Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs.
—Anna Russell, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2019
The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs.
—Anna Russell, WSJ, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oatcake
Noun
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Over plates of eggs, flapjacks, sausage and bacon, everyday worries seem to fade away.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of spending Easter morning flipping flapjacks, make this sweet breakfast casserole ahead of time.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For $5, attendees got their fill of pancakes, sausages, and other breakfast favorites.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Park also adds a few trendy items to the menu from time-to-time, like chai cinnamon pancakes.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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All three come from basically the same brewing process: Rice is fermented with a wheat cake called nuruk, a fermentation starter that contains yeasts and molds, and lends traditional brews their characteristic funk (think natural wines).—
Sonja Swanson,
Esquire,
11 Jan. 2018
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“Oatcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oatcake. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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