as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant
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as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
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Recent Examples of cream
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Calm cream As spotted at Celine, Burberry, Proenza Schouler, and Balenciaga—just to name a few spring-summer runways—ivory is fashion’s new favorite neutral.
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Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
24 June 2026
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place.
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Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Noun
In her recipe, which has been published in her books, Cheddar cheese, butter, eggs, and cream are beaten and spread onto bread cubes and then baked.
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Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
24 June 2026
Calm cream As spotted at Celine, Burberry, Proenza Schouler, and Balenciaga—just to name a few spring-summer runways—ivory is fashion’s new favorite neutral.
—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
24 June 2026
Verb
That can result in dry pockets of flour in the finished baked good and, in the case of creaming butter and sugar, flat or greasy cakes or cookies.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place.
—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cream
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez, the brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, said on Sunday that more than 12,000 people have been displaced by the earthquakes and 774 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including hospitals.
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There's nothing more quintessential to being a kid than playing Little League baseball, but on July Fourth, 2025, along with so much more, the Little League fields of Hill Country were destroyed, along with the innocence of thousands of kids who live here.
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Police have arrested a 22-year-old man who was caught on camera whipping a yellow taxi cab with a belt, damaging the hood, following the Knicks’ comeback victory in Game 4 of the NBA finals, officials said Friday.
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Democrats work ceaselessly to whip the American people into a frenzy of hate and conflict.
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Then, as things started to change politically in England, there was the beginning of that feeling of an uprising by the serfs against the aristocracy and the landowners, and this cultural hero rocking the boat and stealing from the rich to give to the poor started to be birthed.
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The Order used to be limited to the aristocracy, but members are now selected from a variety of backgrounds in celebration of their public service, with both men and women welcomed.
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Porsha deflects, saying Drew ruined the mood.
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Explosions had all but ruined my hearing.
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What this illustrates, though, is that nations vying for AI power understand that there’s more than one way to skin a cat.
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There’s a number of different ways to skin a horrific cat.
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Tickets were still available for purchase on the X Games website as of early Friday evening, ranging from $19 single-day entry tickets to more than $400 premium tickets with access to the concerts on top of the X Games events.
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The top of the draft class is considered light on forwards and deep in defensemen.
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Nationally, many facilities of that time have since been demolished as housing policies evolved, but New Britain’s housing authority kept the roughly 250-unit Mount Pleasant and now operates it as its oldest property.
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Ryan Blank, who lives in the Manor Avenue neighborhood, hung out with his neighbors across the street from the house that got demolished by a tree.
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“Cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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