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Definition of bakednext

baked

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verb

past tense of bake

Example Sentences

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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 shuttle and its precious human cargo were gone, incinerated in a fireball, debris raining into the Atlantic.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That’s because almost 75 percent of the EU’s post-consumer textiles are incinerated or landfilled at the end of life, the European Environment Agencyfound.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • This part of the state is mostly scrubland, alternately windswept and sunbaked.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • The Hydrating Body Bar Massage was another standout, which used the Kate McLeod Body Stone—a solid moisturizer—to soothe and rehydrate my parched winter skin.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Hernandez made her only basket of the first half on a pull-up 3-pointer that ignited a 9-0 run and gave the Anteaters their biggest lead of the game at 16-8.
    Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Her relationships with Paralympic athletes have ignited an interest in prosthetics.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • If water continues to pool on top of bone-dry soil, then change the potting mix.
    Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Friedman also mentioned the Wennberg deal, along with Philadelphia’s extension with Christian Dvorak (five years, $5.15 million AAV), as proof that Kotkaniemi’s contract could be palatable to teams in need of a center — a market that is bone-dry with several teams looking for help.
    Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Her work has appeared in Annulet, Changes Review, blush lit, and elsewhere.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The unique treehouses couldn't be more romantic—lit by lanterns, candles, the stars and the moon.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Watson had kindled a social media friendship with the NBA star and received an invite to one of his exclusive pickup runs.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
  • 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
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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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