as in pancakes
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)
hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast
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Recent Examples of hotcakes
Austinites snapped up these covers like hotcakes.
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Steve Sewall, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Steve Sewall, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotcakes
pancakes
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Use it to warm up maple syrup and chocolate sauce for pancakes and ice cream, pour gravy on roasted chicken and potatoes, and hold milk or cream for coffee.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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For nine years, guests filed into the quintessential diner, ordering the egg sandwich specials scrawled on a chalkboard and griddled pancakes browned by the flat top, which followed a recipe from Mitchell's grandfather.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Hotcakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotcakes. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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