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Definition of bakednext

baked

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verb

past tense of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baked
Adjective
  • The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Eaton Fire incinerated the home where Arts Davis and his wife raised three girls and hundreds of his paintings.
    Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 9 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
Adjective
  • Though only an hour north of Dallas, the area looks nothing like the city’s flat and sunbaked landscape.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The sunbaked air smells like creosote.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Winter is just days away, and our chronically parched hands are already taking a big hit from these dry, frigid temps.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The parched Rio Grande Valley watched a once-staple industry flicker out.
    Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Moore also said that the department’s handling of the Lachman Fire — a small New Year’s Day 2025 brush fire that ignited in the Pacific Palisades, eventually leading to the Palisades Fire — wasn't good enough, KNBC added.
    Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • These microorganisms can endure extreme heat and bone-dry conditions for years.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
  • This sleep mask keeps my lips feeling hydrated, moisturized, and incredibly soft—even against that bone-dry cabin air.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The coming days will see the lunar disk forge a path through the constellation Virgo ahead of its third quarter phase on Jan 10, when its left half will be lit by direct sunlight as its right is veiled in inky shadow.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The 5-foot-wide trail is lit at night for evening adventures.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This is only slightly challenged by a flame kindled between Mindy and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) earlier on in the show.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The ballroom aces met on Broadway, kindled a romance on the reality dancing competition, and married in 2017.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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