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cooked

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verb

past tense of cook

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cooked
Adjective
No date marking was labeled on a container of cooked chicken nuggets or on raw chicken and raw beef inside the walk-in cooler. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026 Anissa likens the texture of mafrükeh to risotto, or a cooked version of tabouleh. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Verb
For their wedding-night meal, Bancroft cooked spaghetti for them at home. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Campers can enjoy lawn games, s’mores, meals cooked outdoors and sleeping under the stars. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cooked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooked
Adjective
  • Turkey is the closest one-to-one swap, delivering roughly 26 grams of protein and 125 calories in a 3-ounce serving of roasted skinless breast.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • There are a smattering of salads and main dishes like roasted half chicken, branzino, filet mignon and steak tartare.
    Connie Ogle July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • This shows once again how distorted his perception of reality is.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • This has distorted access not only to concert tickets but also to everyday services such as train ticket reservations.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The incident seemed to spark a bit of life into Morocco as its best passages of play happened afterwards, with Canada seeming to lose a step after starting so well.
    Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • The dessert is made of McDonald's signature apple filling and a golden, fried crust.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • That’s why fried chicken, mozzarella sticks and onion rings consistently land on the avoid list for anyone managing high cholesterol.
    Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors alleged Holmes knowingly misrepresented the capabilities of Theranos technology and misled investors about the company's financial condition, partnerships, and laboratory capabilities.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • There was the majestic no-doubter that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers, a majestic blast that evoked memories of Andrés Galarraga.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Adjective
  • Expert stylist and salon owner Nunzio Saviano says the key to big ‘90s hair, sans a heated round brush, is working on partially damp hair.
    Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
  • The case drew national attention because Metcalf was white and Anthony is Black, which drew heated debate on social media.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Cooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooked. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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