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
So go ahead, start your day with pancakes, cozy up to a scoop of pot pie or hot dish, and finish with a still-warm chocolate chip cookie.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Eating ultraprocessed pancakes for breakfast, chips with lunch, a bag of cookies for a snack and a pizza for dinner could quickly add up.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The walkaround tasting will feature unlimited eats, from smash burgers — the trendy pancake-flat kind with cheese dribbling down a latticework of crispy edges — to classically juicy, skyscraper-thick patties, paired with snacks, liquor and desserts, Gonzalez says.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There's nothing more deflating—literally—than pulling a tray of cookies out of the oven and seeing pancake-like puddles where thick, chewy rounds should be.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
Eating ultraprocessed pancakes for breakfast, chips with lunch, a bag of cookies for a snack and a pizza for dinner could quickly add up.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
The walkaround tasting will feature unlimited eats, from smash burgers — the trendy pancake-flat kind with cheese dribbling down a latticework of crispy edges — to classically juicy, skyscraper-thick patties, paired with snacks, liquor and desserts, Gonzalez says.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
There's nothing more deflating—literally—than pulling a tray of cookies out of the oven and seeing pancake-like puddles where thick, chewy rounds should be.
—Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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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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Over plates of eggs, flapjacks, sausage and bacon, everyday worries seem to fade away.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 11 May. 2026.
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