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as in picnics
something easily done or dealt with
today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's
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Recent Examples of cakes
Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Guests can enjoy Italian salumi and cheeses, caprese and caesar salads, Maryland crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, live omelettes and frittatas, penne vodka, Chef Carla’s signature meatballs, crispy-skin Atlantic salmon, and classic desserts like Italian ricotta cheesecake and tiramisu.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The dessert is one of Carvel's most recognizable menu items, alongside its novelty ice-cream cakes, with over two million flying off shelves last year.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
While the book dazzles with imaginative recipes, beginner bakers may find some of the more intricate cakes challenging.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Nugent plans to start by ramping up bread production before focusing on adding more sweet things like chocolate slabs, pastries and celebration cakes to the menu.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Each package of handmade crab cakes comes in a two-pack and can be found in the freezer section.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
The menu includes Easter ham, steamship round beef and roast chicken, plus breakfast items, pastas, salads, chilled shrimp, sushi, and 12 different dessert cakes, tarts, cookies and ice creams.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Too busy to pay attention to nothingness because there are cakes to eat and songs to sing and people to love, for when the world ends, love is what will linger on.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Holiday dinners, birthday cakes and seasonal treats bring people together.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Guests can enjoy Italian salumi and cheeses, caprese and caesar salads, Maryland crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, live omelettes and frittatas, penne vodka, Chef Carla’s signature meatballs, crispy-skin Atlantic salmon, and classic desserts like Italian ricotta cheesecake and tiramisu.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The dessert is one of Carvel's most recognizable menu items, alongside its novelty ice-cream cakes, with over two million flying off shelves last year.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
While the book dazzles with imaginative recipes, beginner bakers may find some of the more intricate cakes challenging.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Nugent plans to start by ramping up bread production before focusing on adding more sweet things like chocolate slabs, pastries and celebration cakes to the menu.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
Each package of handmade crab cakes comes in a two-pack and can be found in the freezer section.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
The menu includes Easter ham, steamship round beef and roast chicken, plus breakfast items, pastas, salads, chilled shrimp, sushi, and 12 different dessert cakes, tarts, cookies and ice creams.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Too busy to pay attention to nothingness because there are cakes to eat and songs to sing and people to love, for when the world ends, love is what will linger on.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakes
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Skyrocketing beef prices have become such a problem that consumer groups are weighing hamburger patties to see which fast-food chain offers the best deal.—
Chris Tomlinson,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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The double cheeseburger includes two patties (thinner style, 2 ounces or so each of 85% lean beef) seared fast on a hot griddle, with American cheese on a kaiser roll.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Initially the food of immigrants, the humble combination of a frank wrapped in a bun became part of the country’s cultural fabric, a staple at picnics, baseball stadiums, barbecues and fairs.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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Fresh produce and picnics are the perfect excuse to get into baking, smoothies, and more seasonal dishes.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Temperatures will climb into the mid-70s to low 80s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies and balmy breezes.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Add the mixture to the remaining milk in the pan and cook until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.—
Mary Ann Esposito,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Add Parmesan, remaining 1 tablespoon butter and a squeeze of lemon juice; stir, adding more pasta water, a couple tablespoons at a time, if needed, until sauce is glossy and coats the pasta.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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