bakes 1 of 2

plural of bake

bakes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bakes
Noun
  • This multitasking piece masquerades as a comfortable bench, but is also the ultimate decluttering companion in a busy room.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Urgency masquerades as importance, and decisions get made from activation rather than alignment.
    Susan Parsons, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
  • 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
  • Due to Rubens buying teas from tea-producing countries, tariffs affected her margins and supplier relationships.
    Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • What begins as a race to the Moon becomes a mirror of our current, precarious era, just as a new global space race ignites.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 17 June 2026
  • Without understanding people’s complex emotions and social responsibilities regarding illness and death, emergency responses overlook a crucial part of how a disease outbreak ignites and spreads.
    Katherine Marshall, STAT, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Minnesota will stay mostly dry for Father's Day, with some showers possible to the south.
    Adam Del Rosso, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • The training center could be 6,000 square feet with office space, lockers, restrooms and showers, equipment storage and repair space, and indoor putting and simulation areas.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
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
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
Verb
  • By late afternoon, people tend to drift toward a neighbor’s backyard, someone lights the barbecue, and kids sort themselves into games of backyard cricket.
    Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • Turn the pool lights off at night.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
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“Bakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bakes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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