1
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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2
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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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Día de Muertos is a holiday for cooking the favorite foods of your loved ones, departed or living.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Almost immediately after arriving in Los Angeles to film, the home cook and her competitors on the first season were put in a kitchen together.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Not a euphemistic come-on: Porte Jacquemus likes to cook and to eat pasta.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Día de Muertos is a holiday for cooking the favorite foods of your loved ones, departed or living.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
This affordable collection is great for beginners or home cooks in need of a versatile set.
—Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Almost immediately after arriving in Los Angeles to film, the home cook and her competitors on the first season were put in a kitchen together.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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