caked

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 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 Cleaning your stovetop can be a pain, especially when food has caked onto the burners. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caked
Verb
  • Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.
    Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After many years of legal battles with the city, Smollett lost his job on Empire and his reputation was smeared.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Opt for one encrusted with diamonds.
    Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Dust coated my skin, dried out my contact lenses.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Europe's decision to ban the chemical for cosmetic use means that nail salon clients living within the bloc will no longer have their fingernails coated in potentially toxic TPO products.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All four sides of the building are covered by a pattern of interlocking trapezoidal pieces that serve as a sunscreen, cooling the interior.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Madsen later had an 11-yard TD run to counter the Eagles’ lone first-half scoring drive, which covered 72 yards in 10 plays.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Caked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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