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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data
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as in to happen
to take place
wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house
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Recent Examples of cook
Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026
While the space of a regular oven can’t be beaten when cooking larger meals or foods that need to spend a long time within the oven, a toaster oven is superior when cooking smaller or quicker meals.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
In 1979, Jean-Louis Palladin arrived in Washington from Gascony, France, took up residence in the kitchen of the Watergate Hotel and proceeded to embarrass every serious cook in America.
—Bart Hutchins, Washington Post, 12 June 2026
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Verb
The Iranian government’s own data showed that the price of cooking oil is up 430% compared with a year ago, with eggs up 345%, rice 287%, and milk 139%.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 June 2026
While the space of a regular oven can’t be beaten when cooking larger meals or foods that need to spend a long time within the oven, a toaster oven is superior when cooking smaller or quicker meals.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Noun
Many home cooks and professional chefs alike prefer kosher salt as their go-to form of this essential seasoning.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
In 1979, Jean-Louis Palladin arrived in Washington from Gascony, France, took up residence in the kitchen of the Watergate Hotel and proceeded to embarrass every serious cook in America.
—Bart Hutchins, Washington Post, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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This lyrical collection from B Batchelor—a 2025 Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards from PEN America—explores the way incarceration distorts time.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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But the result drew criticism online, with viewers saying the technology distorted the former Spurs star's facial features.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The video does not show what happens next inside the vehicle.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
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In the 19th century, Tuscan pastry chef Antonio Mattei enriched the biscotti recipe, adding almond flakes and anis.—
Vittoria Traverso,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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The hour-long special showed Meghan crafting with tennis champion Naomi Osaka, cooking gumbo for chef and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio and having a festive brunch with her longtime friends Kelly McKee Zajfen and author-producer Lindsay Jill Roth.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Portraying New York state and the company as partners in a fraud on the public, the lawsuit said that the company and New York officials repeatedly misrepresented when the company's contract would begin, causing severe disruptions to patient care statewide.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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They may have been misrepresented.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Verb
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What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up?—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Local officials cannot necessarily evaluate projects the way professional investors do, and tend to go all-in on one or a handful of hopefuls — leaving public finances exposed when bets sour, Wang added.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
Verb
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And then there was a whole separate conversation with Meija, who nobody knew anything about.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The Chiefs Hall of Honor on the second-level concourse contains the organization’s four Super Bowl trophies, memorabilia, exhibits and documents, and there is no admission to walk through history.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Starmer, who is likely to face a leadership challenge in the coming weeks, said people rightly expected action.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a district court judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name and in making plans for two years of closure and renovations.—
Emma Nicholson,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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