caked

past tense of cake
as in smeared
to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud

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Recent Examples of caked 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
  • Blood was smeared throughout the business.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 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
  • It’s also coated in scratch-resistant enamel that’s easy to clean and great for presenting on a tablescape.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Its polyester fabric is coated in a water- and stain-resistant coating, and its ergonomic, strong zippers can withstand serious force.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Millais covered her body with flowers that signify love, pain, innocence, and faithfulness.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Unable to plausibly explain to the authorities what happened — or why she’s covered in her friends’ blood — Sarah is forced back to the subterranean depths to help locate her five missing companions.
    Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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