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
Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
The Food Network cooking competition has two chefs face off against each other in a first round, preparing a dish with a specific ingredient in just 20 minutes.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Greek salads and tzatziki for lunch; sunset dinners cooking fish caught by the local fisherman in the morning.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Her cooking pulls from her life, not just her heritage.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
The Food Network cooking competition has two chefs face off against each other in a first round, preparing a dish with a specific ingredient in just 20 minutes.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
Once the meatballs have finished cooking, feel free to place the dish under the broiler to add color to the cheese.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Greek salads and tzatziki for lunch; sunset dinners cooking fish caught by the local fisherman in the morning.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking
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Chefs will be tested against the competition’s 10 culinary commandments – meat, vegetables, sauces, dessert, innovation, flavors, sustainability, world cuisine, consistency, culinary science and technology and will be competing for a $1M prize.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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At Fontana, Italian cuisine unfolds around the courtyard fountain, and Sunday's champagne brunch remains one of Miami's most celebrated traditions.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.—
Carly Thomsen,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The distorting design of the Senate and the Electoral College, the filibuster’s persistence, and centralized leadership have all contributed to legislative ossification.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Removing those financial incentives would allow care to be organized around quality and access rather than distorting care into forms most favored by bureaucrats.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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In doing so, something incredible is revealed — the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower will coincide with a total solar eclipse.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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In a telephone call on Saturday, Hennessey estimated that 50 of the paper’s 200 journalists are covering the story daily, doing everything from tracking protests and monitoring immigration enforcement action to covering the significant business impact on the city.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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European Parliament will consider Automotive Package The proposal for small and affordable cars will be examined by the European Parliament over coming months.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The James family plans to travel to K’gari in the coming weeks to attend a smoking ceremony as guests of the island’s traditional custodians.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Republicans in the hearing largely targeted Walz and his leadership, placing blame for the fraud occurring under his watch.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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An extreme cold warning is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are expected or occurring.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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