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Recent Examples of caked
Staffing shortages in University of Colorado Hospital’s sterilization department were so acute this summer that state inspectors reported finding trays of surgical tools caked in blood and tissue that had been left sitting in rooms and a hallway for more than 24 hours.
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Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The business ends of her tools are scrupulously clean, but the pale, slightly discoloured wooden handles have bits of old clay caked to them.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
As a result, your hair actually feels clean and fresh, rather than caked in dry shampoo.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The business ends of her tools are scrupulously clean, but the pale, slightly discoloured wooden handles have bits of old clay caked to them.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
As a result, your hair actually feels clean and fresh, rather than caked in dry shampoo.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Look closely near the corners or edges of the frame for a blurry patch, smeared light, or a soft square that looks slightly out of focus — that’s where the watermark used to be.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Something crusted their corners shut.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Thousands of onlookers gathered in the streets outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills as Taylor—then just 18 and ravishing in yards of white satin encrusted with seed pearls—raced to the ceremony.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite several missteps ‒ including dropping a diamond and emerald-encrusted gold crown on their way out, leaving behind forensic evidence and being caught on security footage ‒ the robbers and the jewels still haven't been found.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Reduce the heat to medium-high and pour in the hoisin mixture, stirring constantly until the beef is fully coated in sauce, about 1 minute.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Add fennel, apples, celery, parsley, and fennel fronds to dressing, tossing until coated.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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The living room walls in Paulsen’s home are covered in framed photos of Kelly and their kids.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Smart-casual works almost everywhere, but dress modestly (elbows, knees covered) in heritage spots.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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