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as in misrepresents
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 happens
to take place
wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house
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as in chefs
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating
the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp
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Recent Examples of cooks
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Grandma cooks food in a fire pit in the floor.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The chef cooks down the huitlacoche into a paste and seasons it with a bit of acid, garlic and spice.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
On some days, Gupta cooks inside it, showing how food can also be memory, art, and healing.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Diners can add the ingredients all at once or little by little—so the noodles don’t get soggy and the meat cooks just so.
—Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Serving legendary burgers since 1924, the Opersteny family still cooks them on the original grill.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
At his best, Daniels cooks as a passer and runner, and that happened from the first possession.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
This means that your food generally cooks faster.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Milk soured quickly, and cooks often used sour milk or buttermilk in recipes, especially for baking breads and cakes.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
An unlabeled chemical spray bottle was under the shelf next to the cooks line handwashing sink.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In his new, hefty cookbook that surveys the region, Recipes from the American South, the James Beard Award-winning author is teaching home cooks how to make food that better reflects the region's complex, messy and still-evolving history.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Two, to activate empty spaces that not only will engage visitors, but also will allow local landlords, small businesses, artists, cooks, and cultural organizations to benefit from the month-long international event, and hopefully for long afterward.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Like many cooks, Tasha believes one ingredient sets her version apart.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
In a lot of cases shared in the book, these people were home cooks.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
In response, George jokingly asked his twins what happens if their mother cooks the food.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Grandma cooks food in a fire pit in the floor.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The chef cooks down the huitlacoche into a paste and seasons it with a bit of acid, garlic and spice.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
On some days, Gupta cooks inside it, showing how food can also be memory, art, and healing.
—Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Diners can add the ingredients all at once or little by little—so the noodles don’t get soggy and the meat cooks just so.
—Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Serving legendary burgers since 1924, the Opersteny family still cooks them on the original grill.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
At his best, Daniels cooks as a passer and runner, and that happened from the first possession.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
This means that your food generally cooks faster.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
The leader of the $1 billion-a-year in revenue breakfast and lunch chain takes time each month to handwrite congratulations to cooks and dishwashers celebrating major milestones, like 10, 20, or even 30 years with the company.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Milk soured quickly, and cooks often used sour milk or buttermilk in recipes, especially for baking breads and cakes.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
For seasoned cooks and kitchen novices, cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller takes it back to basics with great, family-friendly recipes worth making over and over again.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
An unlabeled chemical spray bottle was under the shelf next to the cooks line handwashing sink.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In his new, hefty cookbook that surveys the region, Recipes from the American South, the James Beard Award-winning author is teaching home cooks how to make food that better reflects the region's complex, messy and still-evolving history.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Two, to activate empty spaces that not only will engage visitors, but also will allow local landlords, small businesses, artists, cooks, and cultural organizations to benefit from the month-long international event, and hopefully for long afterward.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Like many cooks, Tasha believes one ingredient sets her version apart.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
In a lot of cases shared in the book, these people were home cooks.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooks
Verb
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This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.—
Brendan Harley,
Twin Cities,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The first death happens when the heart stops beating and the brain stops working.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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What happens if a brain aneurysm ruptures?—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Free Food Studios collaboration included series featuring Ray and also included series featuring other notable chefs.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pechanga Resort Casino chefs Amanda Colello and Ronald Sanchez worked with more than 30 third-year students in Temecula Valley High School’s culinary class to develop and test their recipes.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This imbalance destabilizes democracy, distorts our economy, and limits human potential.—
Scott Ellis,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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It was detected in a process called gravitational lensing, which involves the way its gravity distorts light passing through or near it.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There isn’t a ton of video footage of him, but there’s this interview with Robert Ressler and some of that is in the Peacock documentary.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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So, because of that, there is some gaging and figuring out to do.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Shrine, an oasis of faith in the heart of downtown, has a women’s clinic that helps with all that comes with addiction and human trafficking.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Lomo saltado, a uniquely Peruvian steak stir-fry, which traditionally comes with French fries, is plated with the fries hidden beneath tender meat and onions, soaking up all the flavorful drippings and making an accompanying portion of fluffy white rice seem nearly unnecessary.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s a lot of stuff in the ocean, and marine debris tends to aggregate in the same places as does the whale sharks’ primary prey.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Maybe the bench does it more naturally, but the running didn’t stop when the starters were together.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Cooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooks. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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