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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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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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Recent Examples of cook
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Groups of Scouts, home schoolers, even little ones age 3 and up, get to cook.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The operation’s only survivor is a cook, Aliss (Rose Ayling-Ellis).
—Isobel Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Verb
To serve In a hot frying pan with a little oil, cook the shrimp with salt.
Place 7 suquet potatoes and 7 shrimp each in four bowls.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Groups of Scouts, home schoolers, even little ones age 3 and up, get to cook.
—Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
Noun
According to Victoria Dittmar of Insight Crime, a think tank that studies organized crime in the Americas, production continues by other Sinaloa cartel factions, and has since moved into neighboring states like Sonora and Baja California, where cooks operate under the oversight of the cartel.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The operation’s only survivor is a cook, Aliss (Rose Ayling-Ellis).
—Isobel Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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What’s reflected may still be distorted, but at least the mirror is now a little less foggy.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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By distorting Judaism to minimize, or even erase, the Jewish connection to Israel, JVP seeks to undermine one of the most sacred tenets of our faith and identity.—
Chai Posner,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This happens through content creation, product seeding, events, affiliate programs and more.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Community members of the nearest inhabitable land to the spill site in Plaquemines Parish tell CBS News leaks like the Well #59 incident happen frequently, and that many oil leaks can continue to spill for quite some time, until a passerby happens to see them.—
Dan Ruetenik,
CBS News,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Ready to give yourself a chef’s kiss after twirling a heaping bite of fettuccine onto your fork?—
Alexis Berger,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The chef’s Korean touch shined, albeit subtly, in the Oysters Rockefeller ($24).—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Despite the fallout, Owens remains firm in her belief that Ye’s story has been misrepresented and his mental health unfairly weaponized.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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My Brilliant Friend’s original cover — featuring the backs of a bride, a groom, and three little girls trailing behind them — both misrepresents that the book is mostly about children and boasts a soft, princessish aesthetic.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Like the Kearns have done, families could split into different rooms, as well, depending on the age of their children.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Because the world keeps beginning and ending the same way, with the slaughter of the innocent, with the massacre of the blameless, and there’s not a thing anyone can do.—
Li-Young Lee,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
Verb
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There is a road closure on I-670 between Central Avenue/Exit 1A and I-70 (East)/US-40/US-71/Exit 2M-2North.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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But two people close to the show said management continues to support the alternative approach to the broadcast and there are no imminent changes.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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