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or cooky
1
as in biscuit
a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round
She packed a few cookies in her lunch bag for an afternoon snack.
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2
as in person
a member of the human race
The new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie.
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3
as in queen
an attractive woman
The old timer would cast a playful wink at any of the female nurses, or cookies as he called them, that caught his eye.
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Recent Examples of cookie
Roll your favorite sugar cookie dough in this sweet and buttery toffee sugar.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Rapper and independent music label owner Young Dolph was fatally shot at a cookie shop in November 2021.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
People also experimented with brown sugar, oat milk, or whipped foam to mimic the cookie’s sweetness and texture.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
The result is a cookie designed to be more than just a snack.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Rapper and independent music label owner Young Dolph was fatally shot at a cookie shop in November 2021.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
People also experimented with brown sugar, oat milk, or whipped foam to mimic the cookie’s sweetness and texture.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
The result is a cookie designed to be more than just a snack.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
Noun
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I’’ll say up front that the famous Cracker Barrel buttermilk biscuits were still on-target.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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Fried chicken, biscuits, cinnamon apples, corn pudding, and country ham all arrive in heaping bowls meant to be passed around.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Authorities are combing through video from the scene, including this video which appears to show a person on the roof immediately following the shooting, according to sources familiar with the ongoing investigation.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Republican strategist Michael Biundo was among many to observe how confident Kirk was from the jump, how undaunted by being new to the scene and often the youngest person in the mix.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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While in Sevierville, stop by the Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store, with two restaurants, a winery, cider house, creamery, bakery, candy factory, candle shop and a working orchard.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Another favorite comic novel of mine, this one follows a guy in Beijing who installs custom, old school sound systems for rich people.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Travis is a perfect addition to the rogue gallery of guys Rahill consistently plays across social media — hilarious and singular character studies of very particular and deeply cringey types of dude, replete with his trademark grin.—
Justin Caffier,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Minis turn Manuka honey into something that can move easily from a gym bag to a carry-on or simply into a morning routine.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our latest chicken cutlet recipe is no exception, flavored with honey, garlic, soy sauce for depth, and a touch of fresh chile garlic paste (sambal oelek).—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Authorities arrested a man shortly after a bullet hit Kirk, Mason said during the news conference.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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No man is worth missing Paris for.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Marilyn Minter adapted Barbara Shermund’s 1925 image of a goddess-like woman in grape-cluster earrings; Minter shot the actor Sadie Sink through glass, creating a dreamy haze.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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