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verb

as in to coat
to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud

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Recent Examples of cake
Noun
At Milan Design Week, artist Laila Gohar and Marimekko unveiled a giant communal bed installation, a hybrid hangout, nap zone, and trompe l’oeil cake, while Delvis Unlimited transformed its gallery window into a performance with a four-person bed by Espace Aygo, inspired by retro conversation pits. Grace Bernard, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025 This photo shows the decoration from the cake of Jenita Aguilar's wedding, which is sponsored by the Pope, at her home in Tacloban City, province of Leyte on April 22, 2025, a day after Pope's death. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Verb
The base also washes itself with 176-degree water so it doesn't get caked in grime and dries the mops with 140-degree heated air. PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 Clean Brushes Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
  • These hearty beef patties, which come in Ranch Mushroom Swiss and Texas BBQ (with cheddar cheese and roasted poblanos), give you a leg up on your cookout, packing flavor into six ⅓-pound patties.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
  • Will the beef patties be available in other markets?
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • The coast’s only public beach is Pine Island Park, a 3-acre park on white sand shores equipped with picnic shelters, barbecue grills, a playground, volleyball courts, and an observation deck overlooking the Gulf.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Amenities: Restaurant, bar, pool, private beach, shuttle beach service, spa, fitness center, kid’s club Insider’s Tip: Have the chef prepare you a picnic to enjoy in the gardens.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • Scherzinger’s face was contoured and coated in a warm bronzer to match the shimmery sunset shadow on her eyes.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
  • Hold cake square over bowl of glaze and, using a small ladle or a serving spoon, ladle glaze all over cake square, making sure to coat all sides.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Keeping SailGP’s identical F50 catamarans, which compete head-to-head, in stable flight is hard enough on an open track, so trying to achieve constant foiling as the breeze swirls off the streets of Manhattan is much more difficult.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • Keep reading for more pots and planter boxes on sale at Wayfair to make gardening a breeze.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Also, faint objects appear even fainter because their light is smeared out.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025
  • Smartmatic wants an even bigger payday than Dominion Voting Systems, which was similarly smeared by Fox News and settled a defamation lawsuit with the network in 2023 for a whopping $787 million.
    Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
  • His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Lionsgate typically covers two-thirds of its production budgets with international sales, which helps offset underperforming theatrical titles.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 June 2025
  • On a recent cold, rainy day, as thick fog covered the horizon, geologist Rick Wooten climbed up to the site of an enormous landslide that tore part of the mountain down to the bedrock and killed 11 people from one family.
    Laura Sullivan, NPR, 8 June 2025

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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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