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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
Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Choose one with ample surface area; a drop leaf can provide extra prep space when cooking or baking.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tuesday, April 7 Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Land Park Japanese restaurant after discovering eight cockroaches throughout the facility including under the cook’s line and on a glue trap under the miso soup station.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The mere presence of copper in a pan doesn’t guarantee that responsive and even-cooking performance.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Choose one with ample surface area; a drop leaf can provide extra prep space when cooking or baking.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
Local 11, a union that represents 2,000 SoFi Stadium workers, including cooks, servers and bartenders.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tuesday, April 7 Health inspectors gave a red placard to the Land Park Japanese restaurant after discovering eight cockroaches throughout the facility including under the cook’s line and on a glue trap under the miso soup station.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 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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What happens next Authorities emphasize that the charges are allegations, and Mance is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Spiegel asked to speak to Mengele and alert him of what was happening — a risky decision that saved the boys from death.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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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
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Ramsey’s attorneys said there are gaps in the case prosecutors presented to the grand jury, including by misrepresenting what the witness reported in the 911 call, and attorney Alfredo Parrish said the grand jury even pushed back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party said Cheng has misrepresented Taiwanese public opinion in her trip to China and accused the KMT of undermining national security.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 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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There is a continued shortage of memory chips which has driven prices of that component to unprecedented highs.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Data obtained from the license plates cannot be held for more than 21 days unless there is an active criminal investigation, officials said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The laughs come fast and furious, too, on a relentless rhythm with an astonishing hit rate.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Each board comes with spread containers, bowls and a cheese knife.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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