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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data
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as in to happen
to take place
wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house
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Recent Examples of cook
Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
The restaurant upstairs—helmed by chef Nicolas Fischer—serves up a modern twist on Scottish cuisine: local oysters dressed with kiwi, lemon, and coriander; Shetland cod cooked in beurre blanc; and a butternut squash wellington.
—Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Schools were opened on weekends as base camps for search parties, with groups cooking meals for volunteers.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
The restaurant upstairs—helmed by chef Nicolas Fischer—serves up a modern twist on Scottish cuisine: local oysters dressed with kiwi, lemon, and coriander; Shetland cod cooked in beurre blanc; and a butternut squash wellington.
—Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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His voice grew distorted as the microphone struggled to contain the decibels.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
25 Feb. 2026
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Black history has been erased and distorted in this country from the beginning.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mickey Drexler doesn’t like to wait for things to happen.—
Hilary Milnes,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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In Chechnya, only the first step happened, which was predictable.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the clock was ticking, as chefs teamed up by colored aprons were given 45 minutes to complete the task at hand.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Le Creuset Signature Round Deep Oven Le Creuset cookware is beloved by pro chefs and home cooks alike for its craftsmanship, durability, and wide range of stunning colors that include classic white and bright cherry red.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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With many health influencers giving it a bad reputation, this naturally occurring hormone has been largely misrepresented as of late.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Walmart will pay up to $100 million to settle a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 11 states alleging the company withheld tips and misrepresented wages to drivers who deliver orders as part of its Spark program.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Mar. 2026
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In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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More than 20 states currently have agreements with the agency permitting them to do so; Landry, the Louisiana Secretary of State, highlighted that SAVE had been used in her state’s ongoing investigation.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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The last Democrat to win statewide there was in 1994.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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With the comments from the Joneses that an active free agency period is coming, this could be an exciting few weeks for the Cowboys for the first time in over a decade.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Mar. 2026
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The crashes come during heavy bombardment on Gulf nations as part of an expanding war with Iran.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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