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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
Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Compared to cakes and cookies, making a pie can give even experienced bakers anxiety.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Your best bets here are the radish turnip cakes, soup dumplings and pork and shrimp shu mai, all $8 to $13.
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Unlike Tom and Jasmine’s cakes, however, his Victoria sponge is totally gross and poorly made.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Many Costco cakes come pre-frozen, and this bar cake is no exception.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Chapter on cakes, cookies, all sorts of things.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Fuel up for a day of leaf-peeping with the inn’s cottage cakes, its spin on pancakes served with warm apricot preserves.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Try Venezuelan cachapas, or sweet corn cakes, and tender pieces of ropa vieja.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Brunch here means shrimp and grits, wings and waffles, and decadent cakes that live up to the bakery’s fun-loving name.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Compared to cakes and cookies, making a pie can give even experienced bakers anxiety.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Your best bets here are the radish turnip cakes, soup dumplings and pork and shrimp shu mai, all $8 to $13.
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Unlike Tom and Jasmine’s cakes, however, his Victoria sponge is totally gross and poorly made.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Many Costco cakes come pre-frozen, and this bar cake is no exception.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
Chapter on cakes, cookies, all sorts of things.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Fuel up for a day of leaf-peeping with the inn’s cottage cakes, its spin on pancakes served with warm apricot preserves.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Try Venezuelan cachapas, or sweet corn cakes, and tender pieces of ropa vieja.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakes
Noun
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The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Season the patties just before cooking.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Couples can bring it on their honeymoon road trip, set it up on the porch, or keep it in the car for impromptu picnics.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Labor Day, the national holiday honoring workers across the United States, is often celebrated with barbecues, picnics and other celebrations — many of which involve fire.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Low humidities and gusty afternoon and early evening breezes could result in brief critical conditions in the Shasta Valley through Monday.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Waking up to Mediterranean breezes instead of alarm clocks.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This finicky, formal style coats every page of the novel with an impressively even surface that doesn’t serve any deeper spiritual purpose.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Simmer until mixture coats the back of a spoon, 1 minute.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Cakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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