as in flapjack
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 pancake
When someone in your party wants the steak-house burger, someone wants the cheesecake pancakes, and someone just needs a martini, everyone’s good.
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Breakfast dishes include chilaquiles, pancakes, pork chop and eggs and fajita omelettes.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
Although many people associate crepes with France, Bryan notes that almost every culture has some type of thin pancake.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
One of my favorite ways to use it is in pancakes.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Breakfast dishes include chilaquiles, pancakes, pork chop and eggs and fajita omelettes.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
Although many people associate crepes with France, Bryan notes that almost every culture has some type of thin pancake.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 16 June 2026
One of my favorite ways to use it is in pancakes.
—Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pancake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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Every family carries at least one recipe that is a few generations old for biscuits, cornbread, or flapjacks.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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For breakfast, the Mai Tai flapjacks, served with Kula rum butter syrup, honey passionfruit foam, and island pineapple, are a must-order.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Kia hybrids are selling like hotcakes, according to a recent press release from the South Korean automaker.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Just act quickly to score them in 11 colorways—they’re selling like hotcakes.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The room glows with soft blush tones as the bottles pop and every drop of those salty pearls meets a pillowy blin.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The blin is so ubiquitous in Russia that the word is also used as a mild expletive: a polite Russian might mutter it after stubbing her toe, in place of the curse word blyad.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2017
Noun
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The superfood blue corn griddle cakes at the on-site Indian Pueblo Kitchen are worth a visit themselves.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The restaurant, Floret, located downstairs by Bowery, includes lemon ricotta griddle cakes at breakfast and tabel spiced brisket at dinner, quickly garnered buzz and draws in locals.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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