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noun

plural of bake
as in suppers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bake
as in incinerates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bakes
  1. masquerades
  2. incinerates
  3. teas
  4. ignites
  5. showers
  6. kindles
  7. socials
  8. lights
Noun
  • That kind of cynicism is cheap and facile and masquerades as intelligence and erudition.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some involve wild proportions—one client masquerades as a Moko Jumbie (stilt-walking dancer).
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of masquerades
Verb
  • With the transformer clicked on, one associate of Blaine and Anneliese's immediately incinerates.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • In 2025, French firm Veolia flexed its global leadership in PFAS treatment by opening a massive plant in Delaware that filters PFAS from water and incinerates it to break the bond between fluorine and carbon, one of the strongest in chemistry.
    — Don Steinberg, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of incinerates
Noun
  • Specialty coffees and teas like Jasmine kalamansi green tea and roasted rice oolong milk tea with guava cheese foam will be available to drink.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Certain teas, including ginger and peppermint tea, can also help with digestion and ease unpleasant symptoms such as gas and bloating.
    — Rena Goldman, Health, 7 June 2026
Definition of teas
Verb
  • Poland is in the throes of a constitutional crisis as a battle over the future of the country’s highest court ignites another confrontation between the country’s president and prime minister.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The painting itself even ignites uncertainty among art historians.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignites
Noun
  • Most of the East Coast will dry out by Saturday afternoon, but some showers could develop deeper inland.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Overnight, a cold front moved through most of Missouri, bringing rain showers to an end, according to the National Weather Service.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of showers
Verb
  • While Martin Scorsese called it one of the scariest movies of all time, The Uninvited kindles a wonderful romance between Rick and Stella.
    — Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The star of Big Little Lies confessed her new film, Caught Stealing, kindles a powerful yearning for some aspects of the era.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Definition of kindles
Noun
  • Othership’s sauna events range from comedy nights and singles socials to tarot readings and a shabbat social schvitz.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • According to a release, the characters will be featured in activations across Sesame Street’s socials leading up to and during the competitions, as well as in NBCU’s social and broadcast coverage of the athletics.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of socials
Verb
  • Rose lights three candles in front of the altar, then rises to her feet to read from her phone.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If Mick hadn’t come cruising into that playground, lights off?
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
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