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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
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Serve the cake warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Denise Primbet, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Diehl, despite being caked in old-man make up, digs deep into Mengele’s chilling contradictions and compartmentalizations, which arrive with a nearly comedic form of self-awareness (Mengele detests the idea that he may one day be fictionalized on film), making the character seem even more pathetic.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Noun
And the icing on the cake for Israel, its bulky tanker aircraft, otherwise vulnerable to the most basic of anti-aircraft systems, could also fly over Syria with little risk.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Serve the cake warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Verb
Seriously, not the slightest sign of caking whatsoever.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2025
Diehl, despite being caked in old-man make up, digs deep into Mengele’s chilling contradictions and compartmentalizations, which arrive with a nearly comedic form of self-awareness (Mengele detests the idea that he may one day be fictionalized on film), making the character seem even more pathetic.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
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The tavern burger had a thick patty cooked to a perfect medium rare and a heap of pickles sandwiched between a Balthazar bun.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Add six balls to the hot pan and immediately press down on them with a heavy spatula until the patties are 2 to 21/2 inches in diameter.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Amenities include an outdoor pool, grills, a picnic area, a fitness center with a yoga room, a lounge and game room, a dog park, EV charging stations and more.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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Don’t shelter in unprotected open buildings, such as metal sheds, picnic pavilions, baseball dugouts and porches.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Add 1/2 cup of warm dressing and toss to coat the ingredients evenly.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Sear in a hot pan coated in a thin layer of oil until the meat is browned to your liking.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Fitting these is a breeze, and the same thing can be said for the sticks and D-pad toppers.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Weekend outlook After a day of breezes across the capital region for Juneteenth, conditions are forecast to remain seasonably clear and warm, with Sacramento and Redding expected to reach the low 80s and Auburn and the lower Sierra foothills in the mid-70s on Friday.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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In extreme cases, some parents will threaten to smear the therapist's name, leave bad reviews, complain to the licensing board, or even threaten the therapist’s physical safety.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
23 June 2025
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The assertion by certain anonymous users online is a typically out-of-context and absurd effort to create fake news for clicks and to smear.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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While most Medicare and Medicaid plans pay for weight loss drugs for diabetics, they aren’t currently covered for obesity.—
Sonya Collins,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Anthony Slater is a senior writer covering the Golden State Warriors for The Athletic.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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