baked 1 of 2

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
  • 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
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fire was eating up the bone-dry hillsides of the Pacific Palisades, and Eaton, just at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Keep your closet well-lit and modify it with hooks, bins, and more.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Some residents of the building have reported that the fire may have been sparked by someone who intentionally lit their mattress on fire, according to WPIX.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 12 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 23 Jan. 2026.

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