1
as in beauties
a lovely woman
every time I see him, he's got some new cookie on his arm
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as in guys
a member of the human race
the new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie
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Recent Examples of cookies
In the package was a grab bag of small pleasures to ease the difficulty of a lengthy deployment – Kind bars, candy, homemade fudge, Girl Scout cookies, puzzle books, pencils, pens, decks of cards and other games.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Kids will sel lemonade and cookies along the route.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In contrast to macarons, these cookies are dense and very simple to make.
—Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
On a recent March morning, more than 100 members fanned out across Capitol Hill, delivering homemade cookies to lawmakers and their offices.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Chocolate, plus cookies and cream followed closely behind, rounding out the top three flavors nationwide.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Out of contact with Earth, the crew continued snapping pictures and shared a batch of maple cookies supplied by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first person not from the United States to ever travel to deep space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
The minibar brimmed with complimentary sodas, addictively spicy small-batch pimento cheese Lowcountry Kettle Chips, and lemon sugar cookies from Charleston’s Own.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Finish your meal with something sweet like the cookies or vanilla crumb cake.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Kids will sel lemonade and cookies along the route.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In contrast to macarons, these cookies are dense and very simple to make.
—Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
On a recent March morning, more than 100 members fanned out across Capitol Hill, delivering homemade cookies to lawmakers and their offices.
—Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Chocolate, plus cookies and cream followed closely behind, rounding out the top three flavors nationwide.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Out of contact with Earth, the crew continued snapping pictures and shared a batch of maple cookies supplied by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first person not from the United States to ever travel to deep space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
The minibar brimmed with complimentary sodas, addictively spicy small-batch pimento cheese Lowcountry Kettle Chips, and lemon sugar cookies from Charleston’s Own.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Finish your meal with something sweet like the cookies or vanilla crumb cake.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookies
Noun
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ground turkey makes these domed little beauties a healthy weeknight supper.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Just guys going out and guys having big games.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the guys tried to rally around that, keep pursuing and get the win.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Artemis is the daughter of Zeus, who rules over all of the other gods, and Leto, one of the goddesses of childhood.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The markets, which include Polymarket and its chief rival Kalshi, have been criticized for everything from undermining the integrity of sports to contributing to an online betting addiction crisis among young men.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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For many years, young men were handed clear scripts.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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When these queens emerge from their hiding spots in spring, most of them build brand new nests and don’t repurpose nests from a previous season.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Word was for writing things up.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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But if the Mets don’t start scoring some runs and cleaning things up, there won’t be any games again come October, and owner Steve Cohen, who is in attendence this week at Dodger Stadium, could take action.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those lives were sacrificed on the altar of national honor.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Instead of asking students to define terms or summarize a concept when Wikipedia is sitting right there, the advice was to give them higher-level tasks—to evaluate different solutions to a problem or reflect on how that concept has come up in their own lives.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Make Sure Your Problem Is Gophers Gophers are not the only tunneling creatures that can make a mess of your lawn.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Then there are the creatures that love to feast on the fruits, like squirrels, birds, and deer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Cookies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookies. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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