flaked

Definition of flakednext
past tense of flake

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaked
Verb
  • Add 1 pear, peeled, halved, cored, cut sides down, and cover pan.
    Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Daniel Gafford gingerly peeled back the multiple layers of tape from his right foot and ankle that, once again, were not enough to prevent a painful and scary occurrence.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Last month, federal health officials under Kennedy also scaled back the number of vaccines recommended for children.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
  • To this end, the company has scaled its Neuroplatform system by tripling the lab’s surface area and expanding from a single hardware setup to several running simultaneously to accommodate more users.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Flaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaked. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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