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bake 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bakenext
as in supper

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bake

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verb

as in to cremate

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Recent Examples of bake
Noun
The British broadcaster on Thursday launched a competitive tender for Season 16, in which producers will pitch in a bake-off-style process to refresh the iconic sci-fi series. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Save the pies Fridays are supposed to be pay day for Lisa Ludwinski, owner of Sister Pie, a bake shop in Detroit's West Village neighborhood. — John Wisely, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Scotcheroo bars are a no-bake dessert recipe that has become a Midwestern classic. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026 Set dish in oven on hot baking sheet and bake 12 to 15 minutes, till just set and slightly browned. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bake
  1. supper
  2. cremate
  3. tea
  4. incinerate
  5. cocktail party
  6. ignite
  7. mixer
  8. light
Noun
  • Everyone’s favorite lunch is transformed into a hearty and delicious supper.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier that evening during his last supper with his disciples, we are told Jesus himself had fervently prayed.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of supper
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
Definition of cremate
Noun
  • Attendees explored hands-on stations offering activities like Yutnori games, Korean calligraphy, Hanbok fittings, traditional tea ceremonies, K-Beauty demonstrations and martial arts workshops.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And beyond your morning cup of coffee or tea, the study also opens up new pathways for research.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tea
Verb
  • The Food and Drug Administration recommends disposing of drugs by dropping them off at a take-back location or by mailing them using a prepaid envelope that is delivered to a facility where the drugs are incinerated.
    — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And this particular person, his name is Tom Swift, just happened to be in an elevator, wrong place, wrong time when the plane hit and the jet fuel from the plane went right down the elevator shaft and incinerated it.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of incinerate
Noun
  • On Saturday night, Mytheresa took over Café Chelsea for a cocktail party with Sevigny, who fronts their latest fall campaign.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The move is being launched at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where IMDb is hosting an industry cocktail party on September 14.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cocktail party
Verb
  • The flame was soon to ignite when both were cast in the 1937 film Fire Over England.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Her resistance ignites a conflict that exposes hidden secrets, shifting loyalties and traditions that have shaped the family for generations.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ignite
Noun
  • Blue Peppercorn The new mixer comes in a brand-new Blue Peppercorn colorway.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The mixer is available in a new Blue Peppercorn colorway, a French blue hue with a textured crinkle finish that’s paired with polished accents on the hub cover and trim band.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mixer
Verb
  • Campers were beginning to gather; here or there a phone lit a face out of the night like a pilgrim in a tenebrist tableau.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Jim Harbaugh, enough with the positive enthusiasm and light a fire under your troops.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of light

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“Bake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bake. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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