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
Eating Too Many Refined Carbohydrates Refined carbohydrates such as white bread, pancakes, and bagels digest quickly and lack fiber.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
There are some limitations, however, as the Nosh unit cannot manage dishes that require flipping such as roti, pancakes or a whole fish.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
Lord’s, an English restaurant in Manhattan, is known for its sticky toffee pancakes.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
About the cross-cultural tomato-and-egg alchemy of shakshuka and the pancake playground carousel of a Dutch baby and a good espresso martini.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
There are some limitations, however, as the Nosh unit cannot manage dishes that require flipping such as roti, pancakes or a whole fish.
—New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
Lord’s, an English restaurant in Manhattan, is known for its sticky toffee pancakes.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
About the cross-cultural tomato-and-egg alchemy of shakshuka and the pancake playground carousel of a Dutch baby and a good espresso martini.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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Of course, the Hamnet star is far too busy to dwell too long on which cereal bar to tuck into her Chanel bag, and anyway, her actual ride-or-die product is far more real than a Trek flapjack.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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Anything packed with protein is popular right now, especially these fluffy flapjacks, which offer a whopping 20 grams of the macronutrient per four-pack.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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Just be sure to score your favorites quickly—this pair is selling like hotcakes.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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And at 20537 Timbermill Drive in leafy suburban Frankfort, homemade sourdough bread is selling like hotcakes.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 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
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 4 Mar. 2026.
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