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Recent Examples of caked
Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The interior gauges, caked in 50 years of dust, are beautiful, with a peculiar toggle switch in the center of the dashboard that looks like it was taken from an RAF Spitfire fighter plane.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
The cul-de-sac at Cooke Circle in Plymouth is caked in more than a foot of snow, and neighbors say a plow has yet to come through.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Tests showed one product named Bama Slamma – a flower caked in a white powder – contained 13 times the legal limit for THC, two times the Michigan and Minnesota limit for mold, and two types of funguses, both of which are banned in Michigan cannabis.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The off-white cloak caked in clay is deliberately drained of all color.
—Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Outdated Vanity Lights Is your vanity light caked in dust and smeared with eight different paint colors from two decades of DIY paint jobs?
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
The interior gauges, caked in 50 years of dust, are beautiful, with a peculiar toggle switch in the center of the dashboard that looks like it was taken from an RAF Spitfire fighter plane.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
The cul-de-sac at Cooke Circle in Plymouth is caked in more than a foot of snow, and neighbors say a plow has yet to come through.
—Kristina Rex, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Tests showed one product named Bama Slamma – a flower caked in a white powder – contained 13 times the legal limit for THC, two times the Michigan and Minnesota limit for mold, and two types of funguses, both of which are banned in Michigan cannabis.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The off-white cloak caked in clay is deliberately drained of all color.
—Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Outdated Vanity Lights Is your vanity light caked in dust and smeared with eight different paint colors from two decades of DIY paint jobs?
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
Verb
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At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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One of the men smeared our foreheads with sandalwood paste, vermilion, and rice.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2026
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The shrinking lake left behind a wasteland crusted in toxic salt.—
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Lopez kept the high-octane showgirl glamour going with a pair of towering cream leather thigh-high boots, which were also encrusted in a crystal diamante pattern.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pictures show the iron cannon heavily encrusted with dirt and corrosion after being unearthed at the site.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By 1896, Kodak was marketing film specially coated for motion picture use.—
Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The infrared sensors are beneath a clear plastic window that can easily get coated with dirt and dust.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Zestt Dreamsoft Travel Scarf is the perfect thing to make sure you’re always covered (literally).—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
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The viral dessert, which uses minimal ingredients, is typically made with fresh Medjool dates filled with natural nut butter, then covered in dark chocolate and topped with flaky salt.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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