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Recent Examples of caked
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.
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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
Clean Brushes Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 16 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Outdated Vanity Lights Is your vanity light caked in dust and smeared with eight different paint colors from two decades of DIY paint jobs?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
More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Photos from the scene show walls caked in feces and grime, with animal waste and trash covering the floor.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Clean Brushes Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 16 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Outdated Vanity Lights Is your vanity light caked in dust and smeared with eight different paint colors from two decades of DIY paint jobs?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
More recently, he's played an abusive husband on Big Little Lies, a sociopathic tech mogul on Succession, and a vengeance-seeking viking caked in dirt and blood in The Northman.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
Photos from the scene show walls caked in feces and grime, with animal waste and trash covering the floor.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
Verb
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Grainy mustard smeared on a chunk of corned beef is delicious too.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cops called to the scene found blood smeared on the stairwell from the third floor to the second, and more blood smeared on the walls in the second-floor hallway.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Kingfish is crusted in chile and garlic, set atop a fennel-coconut puree.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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For dinner, Federico and his staff were offering herb crusted rack of lamb, a pork chop with butter, sage and mortadella, or pan-seared halibut.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The antique dazzler was crafted in 1938 by Cartier and comes encrusted with 203 diamonds.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Lemon spritzes complement crudos, crustacean pastas and salt-encrusted, whole fish prepared by executive chef Agostino Petrosino, who’s helping the place get up and running, and chef de cuisine Carmine Nozzolino, who’s in for the long haul.—
Rebecca Kleinman,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pour ¾ cup sauce over shredded beef, and toss until coated.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Don't use the glossy ad pages, which could be coated with a plastic film.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For most of the second half of Friday night’s semifinal game against Houston at T-Mobile Center, the Hall of Fame coach covered his mouth with his knuckles, his silver wedding band glinting under the lights.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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