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baked

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verb

past tense of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baked
Verb
  • Most PETs are incinerated or landfilled because conventional recycling methods struggle with complex, contaminated waste streams.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Furthermore, a significant portion of plastic waste is incinerated, resulting in the emission of 850 million tons of greenhouse gases.
    Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The gentle shades whisper of long, sandy, sunbaked days and cool, breezy evenings.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Martin may have left Westeros unfinished, but in this sunbaked enclave, his world-building continues apace — one real estate acquisition at a time.
    Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Forecasters say Wednesday’s rain could be preceded by rapid warming of the land, triggering lightning that could start wildfires across a parched county.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Around you the parched land and empty sky point less to the idea of death and more to labors in the afterlife.
    Fred Marchant, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Stephen Freeland’s pumpkins are growing in 14 acres of bone-dry soil.
    Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Allow the soil to go bone-dry before watering.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was followed by a hot-staging maneuver, where the Starship upper stage ignited its six Raptor engines to continue its ascent into space.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed Assembly Bill 495, a measure allowing a broader range of relatives to act as caregivers for children if their parents are deported—a move that has ignited fierce backlash from conservative groups.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Paris digs are infinitely sleeker, dimly lit, and darkly appointed, but the food is more or less an exact replica.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • My tree was fully lit, none of the lights were out or broken, and connecting them wasn’t all that difficult.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still, the hearing last year that reduced his sentence kindled some optimism.
    Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Hearing his wife recall painful memories due to the family feud kindled a recent memory for Todd, too — an angry one.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pancreatitis is a condition where the pancreas becomes inflamed.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Health problems caused by ozone may include coughing, difficulty breathing, and inflamed and damaged airways, according to the agency.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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