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Recent Examples of caked
Staffing shortages in University of Colorado Hospital’s sterilization department were so acute this summer that state inspectors reported finding trays of surgical tools caked in blood and tissue that had been left sitting in rooms and a hallway for more than 24 hours.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 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
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
As a result, your hair actually feels clean and fresh, rather than caked in dry shampoo.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
As for towels, they'll likely be soaked or caked with mud after every use.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Filters are routinely checked when cars come in for service, and Wise said service techs increasingly find filters caked with residue.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 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
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
As a result, your hair actually feels clean and fresh, rather than caked in dry shampoo.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
As for towels, they'll likely be soaked or caked with mud after every use.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Filters are routinely checked when cars come in for service, and Wise said service techs increasingly find filters caked with residue.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
Verb
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Trudeau wrapped his other arm around Hadrien, who had smeared fake blood on the side of his face.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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For two hours, the inmate remained on the ground with blood smeared on his forehead and pooling on the ground near his head, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Something crusted their corners shut.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Seeking higher and drier ground, the windsurfer noticed a hard hat encrusted with barnacles.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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Reduce the heat to medium-high and pour in the hoisin mixture, stirring constantly until the beef is fully coated in sauce, about 1 minute.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Add fennel, apples, celery, parsley, and fennel fronds to dressing, tossing until coated.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nature and Faith He captures Lithuania (where Drizyte grew up and where her parents still live) in the freezing winter, too, with images shot on the Curonian Spit when it’s covered in snow.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Such remediation costs may be covered by the tenant’s renter’s insurance policy, or perhaps by your own policy.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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