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or cooky
1
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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2
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 queen
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
Genesis wore her dad’s No. 7 Knicks jersey, while guests snacked on cookies decorated to match the uniform.
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Nasha Smith, People.com, 26 June 2025
There’s also a kids menu featuring spaghetti and meatballs, chicken tenders, a cheeseburger, cheese quesadilla, ice cream and cookies.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Barden would drive to Kansas City hotels and drop off cookies to the concierges, pour cups of free coffee for passing taxi drivers.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Vanilla Cookies & Kreme Liberty Crunch Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with vanilla cookies & Kreme filling, dipped in white icing and topped with vanilla cookies, patriotic sprinkles and white icing drizzle.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Nasha Smith, People.com, 26 June 2025
There’s also a kids menu featuring spaghetti and meatballs, chicken tenders, a cheeseburger, cheese quesadilla, ice cream and cookies.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
Barden would drive to Kansas City hotels and drop off cookies to the concierges, pour cups of free coffee for passing taxi drivers.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Vanilla Cookies & Kreme Liberty Crunch Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with vanilla cookies & Kreme filling, dipped in white icing and topped with vanilla cookies, patriotic sprinkles and white icing drizzle.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
Noun
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Keno prefers biscuit mixes in particular for their versatility.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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The seafood boil bags, the biscuits, the familiar flavors—these aren’t just menu items.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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And while a normal person will just digest that and process it, an allergic person actually sees this as a foreign threat.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Still, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that about 34 people a day in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 42 minutes.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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Its cultural specificity was essential to its world-building — dalgona candy, the ddakji flipping game, the country’s island geography — while its consideration of imbalanced economics and depiction of widespread financial hardship gave it broad appeal.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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There was an array of various recipes, ranging from homemade ice cream to salads, cookies, candy, fudge and main entrees.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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There’s going to be a steady rotation of guys getting snaps along the line.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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And are people still talking about this guy, this creep?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Currently, bags of lettuce, bag salad mix and microgreens, plus fresh flowers are available and as the season progresses, heirloom and stew tomatoes, arugula, rainbow chard, kale and honey will be available.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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Fresh blueberries are delicately folded into a sweet batter alongside lemon zest and honey.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Six men were inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the time of the shooting.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2025
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First there is change, which nobody likes—even men.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Treatment at the center includes equine therapy with real horses and sessions with AI therapy chatbot Guanyin, named after the Buddhist goddess of compassion.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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But this name is popular in Sweden as Saga is a goddess in Norse mythology.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
17 June 2025
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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