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baked

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verb

past tense of bake

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Recent Examples of baked
Verb
Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers. Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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
  • And, that the equivalent of a truckload of clothing is being incinerated or dumped in a landfill every second.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Photograph by Serhiy Morgunov The drone’s explosion incinerated the doors of Nataliia’s apartment.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The layout is straightforward but generous, with three bedrooms (two en suite) branching off a central living area that stays oriented toward the San Jacintos, and a largely white backdrop is warmed up with hints of coral, mustard, and other sunbaked tones.
    Kristine Hansen, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026
  • This organic, sunbaked quality is echoed in terracotta blush, providing sophisticated depth, CottonWorks said.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ranchers on the Western Slope were battling through a dry summer in 2025 when wildfires erupted and raced through the parched vegetation.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Bradenton Police Department shared adorable video that showed a parched manatee taking a break and quenching its thirst with some fresh water that was coming off a police boat.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The race to build data centers and deploy more complex AI systems that can complete tasks with limited oversight, known as agentic AI, has ignited fervent demand for central processing units, or CPUs.
    Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • In an election, Ralph is voted tribal leader, while Jack and his choir boys reluctantly accept the responsibilities of hunting and keeping the fire — ignited with the help of Piggy’s thick spectacles — going.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Its dual mops spin at 200 rpm to remove stains, while its 10mm auto-lift feature keeps your carpets bone-dry while the hard floors get a scrub.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Chin-Hong compared the country to a bone-dry forest that’s vulnerable to wildfires.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This is the third year the Phillips Park waterfall has been lit, but the first for the visitors center and barn.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • There the fuse was lit that led to … a book.
    George F. Will, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
    Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.
    John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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