flaked

past tense of flake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaked
Verb
  • Marrow also peeled back the curtain on how Louisville balances its revenue-sharing budget.
    Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Import substitution scaled quickly.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, major platforms have scaled back human moderation teams, relying more on AI detection systems.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Flaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaked. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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