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
Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Rachel helms the ever-helpful front of house crew, stewarding diners in the restaurant's eclectically decorated 35 seats through unfamiliar territory like foie gras meatloaf and funky fish flake tarts.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
These micro-vibrations cause the ice to crack and flake away, all without heating the surface.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Coarsely chop mushrooms; add to a bowl with pepper flakes and oil.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Rachel helms the ever-helpful front of house crew, stewarding diners in the restaurant's eclectically decorated 35 seats through unfamiliar territory like foie gras meatloaf and funky fish flake tarts.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
This includes the best barrier creams to slather onto your complexion when the temps drop below freezing (or—sorry to say it—your skin starts to flake).
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
These micro-vibrations cause the ice to crack and flake away, all without heating the surface.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flake
scale
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The cuts are not uniform, with areas of the campus scaling back in different ways.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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DeMellier is scaling fast, building serious sales momentum ahead of opening its first flagship in London’s Sloane Square later this year.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Flake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flake. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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