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cake

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verb

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

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cake
Noun
Run a thin knife around inside of pan to release cake; turn the cake onto rack. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 Photos and videos circulating across social media show the trio posing and cutting a luxurious cake, smiling from ear to ear. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level. Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 But the experience with crypto mining, where GPUs are run inside dusty data centers that leave GPUs caked in dirt, were a catalyst for what became CoreWeave’s secret sauce. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
  • The Slugburger, a Mississippi staple that developed during the Great Depression, involves flattening ground pork, soy flour, and spices into a patty and deep frying it.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Rock n Roll Burger tent has its flattop grills going, turning dozens and dozens of fresh beef patties into a catered dinner.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The park provides picnic areas, restrooms, and access to the river.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Also planned are playgrounds, picnic areas, exercise stations, trails, parking and restrooms.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This one-of-a-kind chicken is made by marinating tender all-white meat chicken in jalapeño buttermilk flavor, which is then coated in a crispy, crunchy blend of tortilla chip crumbs and breadcrumbs.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Taco Bell’s crispy chicken is white meat marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and coated in breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The only squib marks left on anyone were on the almost 5,000 patrons who braved one of the most refreshingly moderate ocean breezes California has to offer to see maybe still the best homegrown group California has had to offer in any recent year.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Looking for a vacation that involves plenty of sand between your toes, fantastic seafood, and the perfect ocean breeze kissing your cheek?
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Just smear fake blood on your face, get gussied up in your finest wedding attire, and make sure to pose throughout the night, your lips hovering just inches away from each other, but never quite touching.
    James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the first few days, normal symptoms such as crusting and redness may happen.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The band also appears to be diamond-encrusted.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pictures show divers shining lights inside the wreckage of the ship, which was encrusted with algae and thick marine growth.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With over a decade-long career in journalism, Neetika Walter has worked with The Economic Times, ANI, and Hindustan Times, covering politics, business, technology, and the clean energy sector.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Haley Willis is a Times reporter with the Visual Investigations team, covering conflict, corruption and human rights.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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