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Definition of bakenext

bake

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verb

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Recent Examples of bake
Noun
Start with a lean cut, trim any visible fat, then grill, roast, bake, broil, air-fry, or slow-cook it. Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026 Cold, refreshing, and packed with flavor from fresh fruit, nut butter, or jam, these (often no-bake) treats are the sweetest way to cool off on a summer night. Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026 Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Broil, bake, or grill fish and meat instead of deep-frying them. Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bake
Noun
  • Perhaps you’re used to ordering omelets alongside bacon and hash browns for brunch, but this hearty egg dish is also an ideal solo supper.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The service Warm and efficient, offering to show you around the historic corners of the hotel, remembering coffee orders at breakfast, and recommending dishes on the menu as if cooking supper in their own home.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Medical examiners typically cremate remains after a certain period of time if they are not claimed, which prevents family members from making an identification at a later time, Hess said.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The bank had expected profit to decline on the back of higher raw material and tea leaf costs, as well as expenses related to the company’s vending machine business.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some investors, trying to read the tea leaves, interpreted that as a potential warning that more conservative guidance is on the horizon, implying that a turnaround will likely take more time.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cars and batteries and plastics and metals and other things were incinerated, and a toxic plume traveled for miles.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • His cutlery’s subtly unusual proportions manage to be elegant and playful at the same time, like that perfect joke that lands gracefully at a cocktail party, where everyone laughs and nobody chortles.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday afternoon, Disney’s marketing team hosted a cocktail party for influencers.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The explosion, which involved more than a million pounds of fireworks, killed seven people and ignited a 78-acre wildfire.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • While Alaska’s smokejumpers waited for thunderheads to ignite fires, several of them worked in the loft, an airy room crammed with sewing machines and bolts of fabric on long tables.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Step 3 Reduce mixer speed to low and, with motor running, gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture; beat, stopping and scraping down sides and bottom of bowl as needed, until just combined.
    Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition.
    Torie Cox, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • European space officials hope a jolt of competition will light a fire under the continent’s rocket industry.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Bake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bake. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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