as in cuisine
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking
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as in misrepresenting
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 happening
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 cooking
New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Camp Wandawega becomes the unlikely stage for Campfire Jamboree, an invitation-only retreat that brings together top chefs, bartenders, restaurateurs and hoteliers for three days of outdoor cooking and camaraderie.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
The restaurant, located in The Charleston Place hotel, will celebrate Lowcountry cooking with produce, seafood, and other ingredients sourced from the area.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In place of the usual side entry and tailgate galley, the Shelter Travel combined them into one rear hatch used for entry instead of cooking.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Camp Wandawega becomes the unlikely stage for Campfire Jamboree, an invitation-only retreat that brings together top chefs, bartenders, restaurateurs and hoteliers for three days of outdoor cooking and camaraderie.
—Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Proper handling is also important before, during, and after cooking.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
The restaurant, located in The Charleston Place hotel, will celebrate Lowcountry cooking with produce, seafood, and other ingredients sourced from the area.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking
Noun
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The event will feature a variety of Asian cuisine, vendors and cultural performances.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since Myanmar is close to the ocean, seafoods like fish and shrimp are integral to Burmese cuisine.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The two men share a talent for misrepresenting facts and an animosity toward institutions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Data asymmetries create both competitive advantages and significant challenges, including regulatory hurdles and concerns about synthetic data potentially misrepresenting edge cases or amplifying societal biases.—
Akhilesh Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Operations need help figuring out what’s happening within an environment.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Its chief executive, Ian Choudri, has accused the FRA of distorting data.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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This causes the orbits to contract, shifting the orbits of the other electrons, distorting their chemical properties.—
David Szondy
August 27,
New Atlas,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Along the top of the fire, the crews continue working slowly parallel with, and sometimes on, the McKinley Grove Road, doing clearing vegetation by hand, applying pre-treatment, and conducting critical strategic firing operations to remove heavy vegetation in front of the active fire front.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Present them with advice and encouragement and then present them with a reward for doing it, the T-shirt and the medal and the photographs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The clear stance that the club has spent every available penny of their PSR allowance left many baffled, but the club’s accounts over the coming years will reveal all.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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From sleight-of-hand tricks to daring stunts, the afternoon is designed to keep the laughs and gasps coming.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Although they’re typically associated with adults 65 and older, Fonseca is part of a growing trend where more strokes are occurring in younger people.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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