as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake
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Recent Examples of flake
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Paul loves their flake, Prue loves the balance of coffee and chocolate in one variety, and Paul loves the raspberry, pistachio, and white chocolate (barf) ones.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Samantha Mims, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
This technology uses a polymer that wraps around each lash to create a tube, which can make lashes look longer and flake less.
—Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Mix in a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes or a dash of hot sauce for heat.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
Paul loves their flake, Prue loves the balance of coffee and chocolate in one variety, and Paul loves the raspberry, pistachio, and white chocolate (barf) ones.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
Your skin won’t physically shed or flake.
—Samantha Mims, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
This technology uses a polymer that wraps around each lash to create a tube, which can make lashes look longer and flake less.
—Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flake
scale
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The idea worked on paper, but in practice, the alignment was extremely delicate, and the overall setup became unstable and hard to scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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That price is set to scale down to $250 over the next two years for people paying completely out-of-pocket with no insurance.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Flake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flake. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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