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Recent Examples of caked
Customize the cycle for each specific load, such as pots and pans, delicate china, and caked-on messes.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
My sneakers caked tall with snow.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Also, a magenta bed once owned by a Vegas drag queen that couldn’t be restored in time for the show (too much hair spray caked on the headboard).
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Try Audible for free Hands caked with mud, fingertips diced by a thousand tiny cuts, and my wheels were spinning again.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
If your gardening tools have rust or caked-on dirt from their last use, vinegar can help.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint.
—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
Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
My sneakers caked tall with snow.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Also, a magenta bed once owned by a Vegas drag queen that couldn’t be restored in time for the show (too much hair spray caked on the headboard).
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Try Audible for free Hands caked with mud, fingertips diced by a thousand tiny cuts, and my wheels were spinning again.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
If your gardening tools have rust or caked-on dirt from their last use, vinegar can help.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026
Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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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 woman said her jewelry, which included multiple David Yurman pieces with precious stones and some that were diamond-encrusted, was stolen from her luggage during a layover on April 11, a police affidavit said.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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Go with buttery scallops or fresh grouper encrusted in coconut for your entrée or opt for some sushi, like the sunset roll—tuna, avocado, octopus, shrimp tempura, and a spicy soy sauce.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Next, mosquitoes were given a choice between two human hands − one untreated and one coated with DEET at normal concentrations.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Bathrooms are coated with marble and feature a tub and shower, both stocked with Diptyque toiletries in pump bottles and bath salts with loofahs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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At the time, the medication was covered by her health insurance.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The changes to reviews for children's care will apply to people who are covered by UnitedHealthcare's private insurance and Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low income families and some with disabilities.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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