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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
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
If cooking at lower temperatures (like 176 degrees Fahrenheit), consumers should cook the food for 20 minutes.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Burger night just got even easier on the home cook.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Start by seasoning and browning your pork shoulder before slow cooking it.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
If cooking at lower temperatures (like 176 degrees Fahrenheit), consumers should cook the food for 20 minutes.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Several roaches were found around the cook line, raw chicken was stored above tofu in the reach-in cooler and there was food debris on some of the equipment.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
Burger night just got even easier on the home cook.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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For Wagner specifically, time feels distorted.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Obadia sees the Optimus question as evidence of how the racial framing itself distorts perception.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The trial, with testimony livestreamed by Court TV, has aired the couple's marital problems leading up to the hike, along with their versions of what happened on the trail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The last 5-6-4-3 double play in the majors happened in 1995.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And now, the city is bringing back a special culinary week celebration featuring dozens of unique restaurants and chefs from the community’s beloved dining scene.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2026
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There’s also a family restaurant that’s struggling and could really use the help of a talented would-be chef obsessed with Italian cuisine.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Noem was removed from her position following demonstrable failures in her management of the Department of Homeland Security, including misrepresenting a $220 million advertising campaign to Congress and inadequate emergency response coordination.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps that’s why the president ignored, and later misrepresented, what his advisers told him.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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If the injury report didn’t say it, the first half did.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Odell Hager arrived as a client at ARC in 2015, after a judge ordered him to do so for carrying drugs.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fans have proven over the last three years that there is an appetite for women’s hockey in Detroit, drawing 53,586 fans over four games at Little Caesars Arena.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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In antiquity, technology was literally demonized, so there was no stigma in positioning oneself against it.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Global spending on data centers could reach $7 trillion by 2030, according to McKinsey, and much of that spending can no longer come solely from hyperscalers.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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The victory appeared to come with a price as Mike Trout departed in the eighth inning after he was hit in the back of the left hand by a Casey Legumina pitch.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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