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adjective

Definition of bakednext
as in dehydrated

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verb

past tense of bake
as in incinerated

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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
  1. dehydrated
  2. incinerated
  3. sunbaked
  4. ignited
  5. parched
  6. lit
  7. bone-dry
  8. kindled
Adjective
  • The experience of eating it is even more shocking … the electric crunch of passionfruit seeds giving way to exploding citrus vesicles, glimmering like wayward teardrop gems … and … was that a dehydrated banana?
    — Cooking Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of dehydrated
Verb
  • Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Garbage was often incinerated rather than transported to landfills.
    — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
Definition of incinerated
Adjective
  • Dressed in a blue tee, jeans, and big headphones, Caldwell was a genial presence, repeatedly reminding the sunbaked crowd to drink water.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2026
  • Thermal sensors also pick up solar panels, hot factory roofs and sunbaked rock faces, but AI models are built to filter out those false alarms before alerts reach emergency services, according to officials involved in the program.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of sunbaked
Verb
  • The fire was ignited by an ammunition spark, the sheriff said.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • But until the one-two of The Good Place and Barry ignited her career less than a decade ago, Carden spent a lot of time watching the people around her get their big break.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
Definition of ignited
Adjective
  • Soothe parched skin with this lightweight moisturizer, which includes niacinamide and squalane to reduce moisture loss by protecting your skin barrier.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Best moisturizing shampoo for colored hair In addition to nourishing parched hair, this popular moisturizing shampoo maintains shine and has UV filters.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Definition of parched
Verb
  • Practically every room is lit by floor-to-ceiling windows or wide, open glass doors.
    — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This almost iridescent highlighter is a great example of how to use shimmer for a lit-from-within, ethereal glow.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Definition of lit
Adjective
  • With this premise, Brandl brews a heady, destabilizing concoction of uncanny horror and bone-dry humor to depict a man on the brink, whose demons—whether real or imagined—just might be catching up with him.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • At the time, fire danger was so high that the region — enduring Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions — was under a red-flag warning.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of bone-dry
Verb
  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.
    — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
Definition of kindled

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