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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
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
When the bacon is almost cooked, pour off the liquid rendered fat into a separate container.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Don’t miss the katong laksa and ayam buah keluak (an iconic Peranakan dish, and a personal favorite of mine) prepared by Shangri-La chefs in collaboration with local cooks from Singapore’s hawker centers.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In 1995, Waters chose a public middle school in Berkeley as the flagship for her nonprofit, The Edible Schoolyard Project, in which students tend to on-site gardens and learn to grow and cook their own vegetables, fruits, and herbs.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
When the bacon is almost cooked, pour off the liquid rendered fat into a separate container.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
The plastic lining of the cook’s refrigerator was observed broken.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Don’t miss the katong laksa and ayam buah keluak (an iconic Peranakan dish, and a personal favorite of mine) prepared by Shangri-La chefs in collaboration with local cooks from Singapore’s hawker centers.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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The impermanence of our digital footprint, especially in this age of AI scraping and incomplete catalog streaming, is distorting our story.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some slot right in; others distort and cramp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This all has happened while under the new leadership of Louisville Metro Police Department's chief Paul Humphrey.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The journalists' arrests happened not long after police issued the dispersal order.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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These voters are chefs and food media professionals, and also food enthusiasts who follow the latest restaurants simply for pleasure.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that Republicans were misrepresenting the Democratic Party's position.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There were a number of turning points that went against the Chiefs.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Then there are the stars at every position — the players who finish most of their possessions scoring out of ball screens, isolations and post ups.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Though that number won’t grab headlines, the rushing attack passed the eye test against a Minnesota defense that came into the game second in the Big Ten in yards allowed.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Set to come two weeks after the autumnal equinox, the harvest moon will provide several nights of bright moonlight in early October, the Old Farmer's Almanac added.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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