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
The menu, from the Inn’s Veranda Fireside Lounge & Restaurant, is simple (buttermilk pancakes, fish tacos, burgers) but tasty.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Grab a handful of mochi, roll into a ball, dip in cornstarch until no longer sticky, then flatten into a pancake about 1/4 inch thick and at least 5 inches wide.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
April 5, followed by an open-water swim and a pancake breakfast.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Flip pancakes, and cook until set, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Grab a handful of mochi, roll into a ball, dip in cornstarch until no longer sticky, then flatten into a pancake about 1/4 inch thick and at least 5 inches wide.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
April 5, followed by an open-water swim and a pancake breakfast.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
Flip pancakes, and cook until set, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancake
Noun
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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
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Instead of spending Easter morning flipping flapjacks, make this sweet breakfast casserole ahead of time.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Just be sure to grab your favorite tops ASAP considering these picks are selling like hotcakes this season.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 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
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 10 Apr. 2026.
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