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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
It's got a hint of sweet spice from speculoos cookies.
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Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
Shannon has teamed up with Reese's in honor of the brand's special mashup with Oreo for a bold blue-and-orange packaging for the cookie snacks inside.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
This decadent cocoa cookie dough is complemented by vanilla notes from the premier white candy morsels, creating a sweet pitch-perfect duet.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Here's a look at the new cookies on the menu:
Blue Raspberry Sports Drink Cookie: A rich, fudgy chocolate cookies & cream cookie topped with two swirls of tangy blue raspberry cream cheese frosting in deep and icy blue.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
Shannon has teamed up with Reese's in honor of the brand's special mashup with Oreo for a bold blue-and-orange packaging for the cookie snacks inside.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
This decadent cocoa cookie dough is complemented by vanilla notes from the premier white candy morsels, creating a sweet pitch-perfect duet.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Here's a look at the new cookies on the menu:
Blue Raspberry Sports Drink Cookie: A rich, fudgy chocolate cookies & cream cookie topped with two swirls of tangy blue raspberry cream cheese frosting in deep and icy blue.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookie
Noun
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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.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Everyone in the South (plus New York and New Jersey) knows fast-food chicken and biscuit restaurant Bojangles.—
Phillip Freeman,
Charlotte Observer,
17 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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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.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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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.—
Connie Ogle
June 19,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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The intersection produces desserts where local figs, Mahón cheese textures and native aromatic herbs are elevated through French technique.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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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.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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What would a deal look like that would get some of these guys to Cleveland?—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 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 22 Jun. 2026.
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