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as in picnic
something easily done or dealt with
today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's
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Recent Examples of cake
Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Alley is famous for slinging out giant slices of cake.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Desserts include cake, cheesecake or pumpkin pie by the slice, and whole pumpkin or apple pies.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Alley is famous for slinging out giant slices of cake.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
The business ends of her tools are scrupulously clean, but the pale, slightly discoloured wooden handles have bits of old clay caked to them.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
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Noting that the president was given a gold crown and beef patties with ketchup while in South Korea, Jost joked that the 79-year-old basically just had a Happy Meal with a toy.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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The burger consists of two steakburger patties, American cheese, pickles, onions and ketchup on a bun stamped with the Bitcoin symbol.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Taste traditionally prepared dishes at the pioneer picnic, join in frontier festivities, toss tomahawks and enjoy family-friendly games.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
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This musical adaptation reimagines the story of a group of teenage schoolgirls who go on a picnic to the foreboding Hanging Rock through a female lens.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Supervisor Kate Brophy McGee said the audit was purposefully designed to smear the Sheriff's Office.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Iguazú Falls Landing in Foz do Iguaçu was a breeze.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tries a first flight from the escarpment, a learner breeze across the valley, and realises – wow!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Your glass tabletops, windows, and mirrors may look worse after cleaning them thanks to the dull film coating their surface.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dip the apple into the liquid candy and rotate it to coat evenly.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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During the first few days, normal symptoms such as crusting and redness may happen.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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While tubing mascaras offer some of the most popular no-clump formulas, other options rely on thin lash combs and hydrating ingredients to ensure that your makeup doesn’t crust up during application.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The $155,000 figure was within a range covered by insurance, and FBI investigators found that no individual donor funds were diverted before they were deposited into the Bright Futures Fund, Johnston wrote.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Thousands of onlookers gathered in the streets outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills as Taylor—then just 18 and ravishing in yards of white satin encrusted with seed pearls—raced to the ceremony.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite several missteps ‒ including dropping a diamond and emerald-encrusted gold crown on their way out, leaving behind forensic evidence and being caught on security footage ‒ the robbers and the jewels still haven't been found.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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