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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
  • 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
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
  • In Montevideo’s Botanical Garden, a fleeting encounter ignites a fevered love between Agustín and Bruno.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • In these areas, forecasters are predicting wind gusts of about 35 to 55 mph and low humidity rates of 6% to 15%, meaning any fire that ignites will likely spread rapidly, according to the weather service.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of ignites
Noun
  • Some computer forecast models are showing a chance of tropical development from an area of showers and storms in the eastern Gulf early next week.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Charlotte has an 80% chance of showers late Sunday and early Monday.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 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
  • Her spot at the support group, which now lights a blue candle with her name etched onto it before every meeting.
    — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
  • The instinctive Moon lights your 7th House of Partnership, squaring transformative Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so an agreement may need to account for family, privacy, or living-space realities.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
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