flaked

past tense of flake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaked
Verb
  • Now that the dust has settled, a handful of insiders peeled back the curtain on the meeting that marked the beginning of the end.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Keep your eyes peeled for your boy.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At times it has been scrutinized, scaled back, or delayed.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • About 14% of service companies in the New York-Northern New Jersey area have scaled back hiring or plan to do so in the next six months as a result of artificial intelligence but few have laid off employees so far as a result of the burgeoning technology, a new survey shows.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Flaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaked. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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