baking

Definition of bakingnext
present participle of bake

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Fraser and his team ended up building lighting rigs using old tungsten lights — a lot of them.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Unlike the Dark Mount, this unit doesn’t have lighting around the sides of the keyboard, but to me at least, that's no big deal.
    Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In 2021, Argentina’s national soccer team won the Copa América, ending a 28-year drought and igniting national celebration.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • At the heart of the story is Pelé’s move to the New York Cosmos, a moment credited with igniting a soccer boom across the country.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than have their payroll and egos be kindling for clubhouse dysfunction, the Dodgers have found a formula to keep their winning ways going.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The white phosphorus then ignites and burns intensely, destroying the agents by incinerating them – a method meant to reduce the risk of spreading the materials and to limit potential harm to civilians and the surrounding environment.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
  • According to the intelligence memorandum, the central headquarters at Fuerte Tiuna was destroyed in precision bombing, incinerating hardware and killing dozens of Cuban technical personnel.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Baking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baking. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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