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
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
This stronghold gel grips styles without flaking, crunching, or drying out strands.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Like the chocolate in Italian stracciatella, this ice cream boasted thin, wide flakes that shattered with each bite before gloriously melting away.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2025
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Noun
Less shedding and flaking skin are only a few of the satisfying results Shields has noticed in her pet since using Prospect Pet products.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025
This stronghold gel grips styles without flaking, crunching, or drying out strands.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
Verb
The formula features salicylic acid to gently exfoliate, unclog pores, and remove flakes, earning praise from dermatologists.
—Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Like the chocolate in Italian stracciatella, this ice cream boasted thin, wide flakes that shattered with each bite before gloriously melting away.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2025
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To make peeling easier, lightly crack the eggs as soon as they are done and shock them in an ice bath for 10 minutes.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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The 14-time Grammy winner peeled back the curtain on her glittery new album, The Life of a Showgirl, during an appearance Wednesday on the New Heights podcast, which is hosted by her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother, Jason.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Today, organizations must design composable process components—like Lego blocks that can be assembled, scaled and replaced without tearing the whole system down.—
Sanjoy Sarkar,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But building on past successes wouldn’t be enough, and Dubai began focusing on industries that could scale globally, Carbon said.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Flake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flake. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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