cooking spray
noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking
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Lightly coat a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Coat a 9-by-13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray (if using), or line baking sheet using parchment paper; set aside.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, coat a 2-qt. rectangular baking dish with cooking spray.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Coat a 9-by-13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Coat a large rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray (if using), or line baking sheet using parchment paper; set aside.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, coat a 2-qt. rectangular baking dish with cooking spray.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cooking spray
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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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