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or cooky
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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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as in person
a member of the human race
The new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie.
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as in goddess
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
Netflix has cookies to nom, nom, nom on.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
Our most popular cookie recipe has easy-to-follow steps and yields a treat with the perfect texture.
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Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
19 June 2026
The cookies are made fresh daily in small batches with simple ingredients.
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Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Rush it, and the cookie stays flat.
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Kent Merrell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cookie
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
Our most popular cookie recipe has easy-to-follow steps and yields a treat with the perfect texture.
—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
19 June 2026
The cookies are made fresh daily in small batches with simple ingredients.
—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
Rush it, and the cookie stays flat.
—
Kent Merrell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cookie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
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But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.
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Everyone in the South (plus New York and New Jersey) knows fast-food chicken and biscuit restaurant Bojangles.
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As officers moved inside, the suspect ran out the back of the building, where other officers stationed along a perimeter took the person into custody, police said.
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Sees another email that says that the person who's going to shut it down is having extramarital affair.
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Selene also has an expansive garden terrace with a bar that’s a biophilic dream replete with flowers and plants as well as a retractable-roof atrium that opens to the sky above- a nod to Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon.
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Named for the Greek goddess of dawn, Eos Garden is now open at the Water Pump House, a native coral rock and Dade slash pine house built in 1923.
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The intersection produces desserts where local figs, Mahón cheese textures and native aromatic herbs are elevated through French technique.
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The founder of Flour Bakery, Joanne Chang, has long been a shining star in Boston’s food world thanks to consistently scrumptious breakfasts and desserts.
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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Alcantara has never been known as a strikeout guy.
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The room was spacious and well-outfitted, and there are also double queen guest rooms available in this section of the resort.
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The logic here is highly questionable — dying for your queen and dying by her hand are not equivalent sacrifices — but let’s blame Lorent’s lapse in judgment on the chaos of the moment.
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As in, pair their red blend with a candy charcuterie board.
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Grape Swedish Fish While the classic red Swedish Fish are still around today, many '90s candy lovers still miss the grape version.
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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