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
Larry Magid, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
One of the original fusion foods, Hawaiian cuisine combines ingredients and cooking methods from all around the Pacific Rim including Polynesia, Japan, the Philippines, and mainland USA.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Before heading outside, grab a deck of cards to entertain yourselves while dinner is cooking or before heading to bed.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
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Noun
Video is often best for hands-on tasks such as unclogging a sink, tying a tie, replacing windshield wipers or learning cooking techniques.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
One of the original fusion foods, Hawaiian cuisine combines ingredients and cooking methods from all around the Pacific Rim including Polynesia, Japan, the Philippines, and mainland USA.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
Let’s look at what’s cooking with Predator and Nitro.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
Before heading outside, grab a deck of cards to entertain yourselves while dinner is cooking or before heading to bed.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking
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The significance of beef here extends well beyond economics and cuisines, but historians often describe Texas’ barbecue culture as a reflection of the state’s layered immigration history – traditions brought by communities that shaped Texas over generations.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The list spans southern comfort food, barbecue, breakfast, Tex-Mex and Asian cuisine, with deals including $5 smash burgers, Taco Tuesday specials and buy-one-get-one barbecue plates.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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Mejia said that Sokoloff was misrepresenting how many audits his predecessor had done by counting the number of reports — not actual audits — released over that time.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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In a 255-page report, longtime pension writer and financial investigator Ted Siedle accused the California Public Employees’ Retirement System of misrepresenting the amount paid to Wall Street managers and withholding records about the fund’s investments.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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And ceasefire, allowing complete unfettered access, and most importantly, a full respect for humanitarian law and humanitarian aid workers, and that simply isn't happening at all right now.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Out with the Old, in with the Letterboxd Hollywood has always been obsessed with youth, but the current generational turnover happening inside entertainment has been especially disorienting for several reasons.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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These beams of light allow scientists to see how our planet's ever-changing atmosphere might be distorting incoming light, which is critical for accurately analyzing telescope observations.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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In a forthcoming paper, Miran will argue along with two Fed economists that recent software inflation has been artificially inflated by technical factors, distorting headline and core numbers.—
Matt Peterson,Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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Every generation eventually rewrites George Washington, which tells you less about Washington than about the country doing the rewriting.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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Pritzker has proposed a social media tax projected to bring in about $200 million from large tech companies doing business in Illinois.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Now, age verification is coming for your computer, bringing the same privacy concerns with it.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The conflict and uncertainty surrounding it have continued to ripple through energy markets, with Exxon delivering a warning Thursday that oil inventories are on track to reach dangerously low levels in the coming weeks, forcing prices to spike and curbing demand.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Beyond all of this is the unrealized potential of creating an infrastructure dedicated to space launches occurring hours apart instead of months, hosting a payload of hundreds of tonnes in one go at costs estimated at $60 per pound by 2035.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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In other words, menopause is occurring against the backdrop of modern life rather than separately from it.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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