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caked

verb

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 The army has published footage of rescues via helicopter, and of people being pulled out of the hydropower tunnels, completely caked in mud. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 This time there’s a different stock photo of the mountain, now caked with snow. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 Vehicles were buried, and some stunned survivors were caked in mud. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud. — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Cambridge City streets remained submerged in water Thursday or were otherwise caked in mud, said Oliver. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Hancock recommends using a gritty baking soda paste to scrub plant pots and gardening tools that have soil or debris caked on. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Aug. 2026 When the rescue team found the cat, its eyes were caked with dust and debris, and after extraction, the feline received hydration and medical care. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
  1. smeared
  2. crusted
  3. encrusted
  4. coated
  5. covered
Verb
  • The bombshell discovery in the little red dot spectra was that the colors of hydrogen were smeared out across multiple shades.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Aware of them now, the dog shakes loose the can—his forelock matted, his jowl smeared with beans—and shrinks into the trees with a whimper that makes something tighten in Molly’s own chest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Sliced turkey comes in a handful of styles, including smoked, honey-roasted, pepper-crusted and herb-roasted, as well as low-sodium, organic and 95% fat-free.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of crusted
Verb
  • Inside the Imam Hussein shrine, pilgrims in men's and women's sections press against the gold and silver-encrusted latticework around the spot where he was killed, many striking their foreheads in grief.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The fan guards in the walk-in cooler was encrusted with residue.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of encrusted
Verb
  • In these pieces, which are coated in a palette of bright reds, dusky purples, black, and burl, their provenance becomes even murkier.
    — Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026
  • It’s coated with Kynar 500, a durable, commercial-grade paint coating that holds up outdoors against sun, rain, and temperature swings without chipping or fading.
    — Lauren Murphy, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • Politics is covered, check; psychology, check — often, as in this Cherry Orchard, leaving little to the imagination.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of covered

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“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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