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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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3
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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Sett Coffee From the owners of Clam Bar, this all-day coffee shop has Flutter Butter gluten-free cookies and honey biscuits from the Golden Gnome.
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Enjoy a steaming plate of weekend-only biscuits and gravy.
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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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To perform a sacrifice in front of a temple so as to influence a god or goddess was not seen as any kind of problem.
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Lagaʻaia's Moana voyages past the reef of her isolated island Motunui on a quest to restore the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, stolen by Johnson's rascally demigod.
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Patrons can opt for either the chef’s tasting menu or the four-course menu, both of which include seafood, wagyu, and delectable desserts.
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Don’t miss the Vịt Quay (a Manhattan riff) with an aged quail egg as garnish, the curry prawns or the the durian mousse for dessert.
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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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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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