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
Simon Johnson Watson, Hyde Park — The junior allowed no sacks and had 24 pancake blocks in 532 snaps on the way to earning first-team all-District 2 honors in TAPPS Division II.
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Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
For their brave efforts, registered swimmers were provided with beach towels and a free day at DeLeon Springs and treated to pancakes, donuts and hot coffee at the nearby Old Sugar Mill Pancake House, courtesy of the organization and the park.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The float has a fire truck, a giant stack of pancakes and a massive maple syrup bottle.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
Learn how to use a grain mill to turn whole grains into fresh flour and make homemade pancakes.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
For their brave efforts, registered swimmers were provided with beach towels and a free day at DeLeon Springs and treated to pancakes, donuts and hot coffee at the nearby Old Sugar Mill Pancake House, courtesy of the organization and the park.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The float has a fire truck, a giant stack of pancakes and a massive maple syrup bottle.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 1 Jan. 2026
Learn how to use a grain mill to turn whole grains into fresh flour and make homemade pancakes.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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This film is a holiday joy from start to finish, complete with tree trimming, flapjack flipping, and a flirty carriage ride.—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Then there’s Paul Bunyan Sugar Cookies, which, fear not, are nowhere near as big as his mythical flapjacks, and Bright-Eyed Susans, a version of a thumbprint cookie, here, flattened in the center with a chocolate-mint candy wafer.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Austinites snapped up these covers like hotcakes.—
Steve Sewall,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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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,
5 Aug. 2025
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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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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Eye-catching edibles include Kraken’s Catch, a cold salad with octopus tentacles ($18), and cook’s corn griddle cakes ($12.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Pancake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancake. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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