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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 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
The 87 Concrete is made with creme caramel, Oreo and cookie dough in the company’s frozen custard.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Minnesota has its buckets of Sweet Martha’s cookies, Texas supersizes everything, and Wisconsin is all about the dairy, especially the reigning Original Cream Puff.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Other top finishers at the event included JJ Da Lion, who placed second with 151 Oreos, and Stef2hungry, who finished third after eating 126 cookies.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
That might mean buying cookies for the bake sale instead of baking from scratch, or saying no to the extra volunteer role.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 6 June 2026
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Minnesota has its buckets of Sweet Martha’s cookies, Texas supersizes everything, and Wisconsin is all about the dairy, especially the reigning Original Cream Puff.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Other top finishers at the event included JJ Da Lion, who placed second with 151 Oreos, and Stef2hungry, who finished third after eating 126 cookies.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
That might mean buying cookies for the bake sale instead of baking from scratch, or saying no to the extra volunteer role.
—Danielle Marie Holland, Parents, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
Noun
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The biscuits served at Daley's are made with a recipe that dates back 40 years.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Customers raved over the biscuits, shrimp and grits, griddle burger and brunch.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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The other infected person had visited and camped at a county park and state beach in San Mateo and Marin counties.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Migis Lodge in South Casco, Maine, is a family-friendly wellness retreat with rates starting at $388 per person per night.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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This land has long been revered as the home of Pele, the goddess of creation and destruction.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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On the night of November 17, 1961, Marilyn Monroe was was wrapped in white silk sheets as photographer Douglas Kirkland prepared to take an iconic photo of the Hollywood goddess.—
Michael Soncin,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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The pair dined at a Mexican restaurant followed by dessert at a cookie shop.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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In 1951, Brennan's proprietor, Owen Brennan (Ralph’s uncle) was seeking an OG viral moment, and tapped chef de cuisine Paul Blangé to dream up a new special dessert to serve a local politician who was dining at the restaurant that evening.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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Additionally, this was kept secret from the guys until Corbin made his grand entrance later that night.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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There are a lot of guys with a lot to prove.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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Douglas Fir sleeps up to eight guests, offering two bathrooms and three bedrooms—two of which have queen beds, and one of which is a family suite on the ground floor with a queen bed and two twins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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In 1893, John Watson Foster helped overthrow the queen of Hawaii.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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And of course Madison Avenue jumped in, selling bicentennial cereal, candy, beer and soda.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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The Grimm Brothers fairy tale follows a pair of famished siblings who get lost in the woods and entrapped by a child-eating witch, after stumbling upon her cottage made of candy.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The murder case is still pending against Christopher Kegan Williams, a Sacramento County man who is accused of providing fentanyl that led to the September 2020 death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom in Roseville.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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This game's star man is no doubt Mohammed Al-Owais, who produced the best goalkeeping performance of this World Cup thus far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookie. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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