as in flapjack
a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)
every Sunday morning, we have pancakes and bacon for breakfast
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Recent Examples of pancake
Use almond flour instead of bread crumbs to garnish lentil soup, spaghetti squash, or hummus, or in place of all-purpose flour in pancakes and other baked goods.
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 29 May 2026
For at least a decade, the Laguna Beach Fire Fighters’ Union has been flipping pancakes on Memorial Day to raise money to restore the city’s first dedicated fire engine, a 1931-era Seagrave.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Breakfast options include tacos, breakfast burgers or pancakes.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Kumo's dishes incorporate elements of Asian cuisine, such as its Boba Brûlée Bomb, a combination of brown sugar pancakes with boba pearls.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 29 May 2026
For at least a decade, the Laguna Beach Fire Fighters’ Union has been flipping pancakes on Memorial Day to raise money to restore the city’s first dedicated fire engine, a 1931-era Seagrave.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Breakfast options include tacos, breakfast burgers or pancakes.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Kumo's dishes incorporate elements of Asian cuisine, such as its Boba Brûlée Bomb, a combination of brown sugar pancakes with boba pearls.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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Perhaps one of the most noteworthy destinations is Palace Diner, a dining car outfitted with just 15 counter stools and serving tasty buttermilk flapjacks.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Once your flapjacks are golden brown and pillowy, stack them high and add a little (or a lot) of maple syrup.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chinese electric vehicles are selling like hotcakes in other markets and high sales numbers could hint at a great year for one of Chevrolet's EVs.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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If that’s not enough, order a single jumbo hotcake to really take you over the edge.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The room glows with soft blush tones as the bottles pop and every drop of those salty pearls meets a pillowy blin.—
Melinda Sheckells,
Forbes.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The blin is so ubiquitous in Russia that the word is also used as a mild expletive: a polite Russian might mutter it after stubbing her toe, in place of the curse word blyad.—
Talia Lavin,
The New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2017
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There are different variations of this as well, with two small griddle cakes thrown by the women of the house and pancakes used instead.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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In addition to its signature pupusas — warm, thick cornmeal griddle cakes stuffed with beans and cheese — the restaurant serves up corn tamales, red silk beans and sandwiches such as pastelitos de carne.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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