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bake

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verb

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Recent Examples of bake
Noun
Simply roll it out, top it with your favorite ingredients, and bake. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026 Hosted by Saturday Night Live’s Mikey Day, this bake-off game show is fun to play along with as celebrity judges try to guess which objects are regular objects, and which are actually made of cake. Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
Feeling inspired to bake as the weather cools? Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2025 Flip wings; transfer to top oven rack, and bake at 425° until golden brown, crispy and fully cooked through, about 25 minutes. Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bake
Noun
  • When dinnertime comes around, Southerners love to transform a pack of ground beef from the fridge or freezer into a warm supper that the whole family will love.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • London’s institutions are courting new crowds with silent discos, samurai suppers and lion-side glamping — all part of a creative reinvention.
    Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The unusual discovery is shedding light on the complex nature of largely unknown funerary practices of African hunter-gatherers — and raises the question of why such effort was made to cremate only one person.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The husband of the mayor of Bayport has been charged with stealing the skull of a woman before her body was cremated in 2001, while he was employed as a funeral director at a Stillwater-area funeral home.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Finally, Florida cranberry (Hibiscus sabdariffa) shows off stunning, edible red calyces that remain once flowers have fallen and can be used in a variety of recipes for baked goods, stews, chutneys, or simply for making tea.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In 2006, researchers at Newcastle University found, in a study that became famous, that people were more likely to put money in an honesty box to pay for their coffee or tea when photographs of eyes were posted above the box.
    L. Carol Ritchie, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This led Fryer to incinerate leek tips, brew the cremains using boiling water and a coffee filter, and then mix the result into wine.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • These pathways, according to the partners, demonstrate how textile waste can be recycled into durable, circular products rather than landfilled or incinerated.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The back-and-forth with vendors is something Saks Global has had to deal with repeatedly over the past year — writing letters to brands, calming nerves with reassuring phone calls, trying to temper the cocktail party rumor circuit and in the courts.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Adding amaretto, rum, Kahlúa, Cointreau, or bourbon will elevate your brownies from a dessert just for kids to a cocktail party treat.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The moment underscored how quickly a single corgi’s prediction could ignite the internet.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Visionary Award recognizes an individual who has uniquely and consistently employed the art and science of VFX to foster imagination and ignite future discoveries by way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • With the mixer on low, sprinkle in some of the dry ingredients, then add ¼ cup milk.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This wasn’t a panel or a networking mixer with business cards flying.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The room replicating the crash is dimly lit, which Knarr said is because there was no moonlight coming from the sky to illuminate the sea.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Everything is dark around us, but the collision itself is a source of energy and the flash of it lights us up.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Bake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bake. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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