as in flapjacks
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)
every Sunday morning, we have pancakes and bacon for breakfast
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Recent Examples of pancakes
The menu features all of the classics, including omelets, breakfast burritos, pancakes, and steak and eggs.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Incorporate fresh or frozen berries into baked goods like pancakes, muffins, and quick breads.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
Wishing you a week of dulcet tones, giddy resistance, and a thousand pancakes.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The rack allows airflow so the bottoms of the pancakes don’t get soggy.
—Ken Haedrich, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Feb. 2026
From souffle pancakes to wagyu brisket, there are too many good eats in Fort Worth.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Dishes include breakfast burritos, blueberry pancakes and crispy strawberry waffles.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
In the mornings, Wanda would make us pancakes studded with berries from bushes near the house.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Incorporate fresh or frozen berries into baked goods like pancakes, muffins, and quick breads.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
Wishing you a week of dulcet tones, giddy resistance, and a thousand pancakes.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
The rack allows airflow so the bottoms of the pancakes don’t get soggy.
—Ken Haedrich, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Feb. 2026
From souffle pancakes to wagyu brisket, there are too many good eats in Fort Worth.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Dishes include breakfast burritos, blueberry pancakes and crispy strawberry waffles.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
In the mornings, Wanda would make us pancakes studded with berries from bushes near the house.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancakes
Noun
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Anything packed with protein is popular right now, especially these fluffy flapjacks, which offer a whopping 20 grams of the macronutrient per four-pack.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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Then there’s Paul Bunyan Sugar Cookies, which, fear not, are nowhere near as big as his mythical flapjacks, and Bright-Eyed Susans, a version of a thumbprint cookie, here, flattened in the center with a chocolate-mint candy wafer.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And at 20537 Timbermill Drive in leafy suburban Frankfort, homemade sourdough bread is selling like hotcakes.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Last year, Red Velvet pancakes sold like, well, hotcakes.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Pancakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancakes. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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