as in cuisine
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking
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as in misrepresenting
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 happening
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 cooking
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wander among vendors selling paintings, handmade jewelry, and local crafts as the aroma of cooking treats fills the air.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
News, of course, but also cooking, The Athletic, and culture.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
For leafy greens like spinach, about two cups raw equals one cup once cooked, since the spinach leaves shrink considerably during cooking.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Wander among vendors selling paintings, handmade jewelry, and local crafts as the aroma of cooking treats fills the air.
—Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Neither the lid knob nor handles become too hot to touch, even when cooking food on the higher setting.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
News, of course, but also cooking, The Athletic, and culture.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking
Noun
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The local cuisine is a celebration of bold flavors and comforting tradition.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Krazy Curry, specializing in Indian-Nepalese cuisine, expanded from Pineville and opened its first Charlotte location in October, CharlotteFive previously reported.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The settlement alleged that TFG Holding violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the price consumers could expect to pay for products advertised on the company’s websites.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gossip blogs on the Housewives have become an entire cottage industry, and that’s a far more likely explanation as to why this tends to keep happening.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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What happened to us at this company is happening at another company in another sector.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Over the summer, officials in Turkey — where the lawsuit says some of the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams originated — started investigating Spotify over several allegations, including bribes for playlist placement and bot streams distorting domestic charts.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other factors may also be distorting reports of public support for political violence.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing this lovely Sunday?—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Atlanta in 2018, young tight end Austin Hooper learned that Paulsen was also doing scouting reports on tight ends who were upcoming draft prospects for the staff and for his agent.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Butler had been allowed supervised visitation every Saturday and, according to court records, was expected to gain unsupervised visitation rights in the coming weeks.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The two companies, which share similar brand- and consumer-focused philosophies, are increasingly coming into direct competition as Ralph Lauren builds in handbags, Coach’s bread-and-butter business.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Helm can’t see into the growling squawking forest to know what’s occurring in there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The warning forecasts sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, in the range of 34 knots (39 mph) to 47 knots (54 mph), either predicted or occurring, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone, the NWS glossary explains.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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