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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
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
From pies and cookies to cakes and croissants, Publix is giving pumpkin fans (and even pumpkin skeptics) plenty to swoon over this season.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
The enticing scent of cakes, cookies, and cupcakes is in the air once again, as The Great British Bake Off has returned for another season.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
For the uninitiated, tteokbokki is a dish of chewy, cylindrical rice cakes slicked with a spicy, savory-sweet sauce.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
These cakes are designed to fool the eye until they're sliced open, revealing their true nature.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
But adding savory-tasting dyes to treats like cakes or candies often requires masking their flavors with sweeteners or other new ingredients.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
The carrot and limoncello cakes in the front cooler had expired.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
From pies and cookies to cakes and croissants, Publix is giving pumpkin fans (and even pumpkin skeptics) plenty to swoon over this season.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
The enticing scent of cakes, cookies, and cupcakes is in the air once again, as The Great British Bake Off has returned for another season.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
For the uninitiated, tteokbokki is a dish of chewy, cylindrical rice cakes slicked with a spicy, savory-sweet sauce.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
These cakes are designed to fool the eye until they're sliced open, revealing their true nature.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
But adding savory-tasting dyes to treats like cakes or candies often requires masking their flavors with sweeteners or other new ingredients.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakes
Noun
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New & Noteworthy Enjoy large white meat chicken patties with Mike's Hot Honey Sauce and rich, delicious macaroni and cheese in this Banquet Mega Bowls Mike's Hot Honey Chicken Mac 'n Cheese frozen meal.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Top bottom halves of biscuits with patties, about 2 tablespoons of the hash browns, and top halves of biscuits, cut sides down.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy family gatherings, picnics and barbecues.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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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Defining Gel coats the hair in flexible, humidity-resistant polymers to form structured spirals with zero frizz.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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“Cakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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