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
In the evening, the astronauts spoke with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, discussing the relative merits of Nutella versus maple syrup on pancakes, as well as their favorite wake-up songs from the mission.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
The collapse of an under-construction parking garage in Grays Ferry Wednesday afternoon appears to be what experts call a pancake collapse, with several floors collapsing on to one another.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The menu includes a variety of items from buttermilk pancakes to an option to build your own omelet, market fresh soup, salads, a homestyle hamburger, black bean wrap, avocado and kale sandwich and more.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
For breakfast and brunch — the best time of all at Bricks and Horses — the menus include specialties such as chocolate chip pancakes, creme brulee French toast or a Cajun chicken-and-waffle.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
The collapse of an under-construction parking garage in Grays Ferry Wednesday afternoon appears to be what experts call a pancake collapse, with several floors collapsing on to one another.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
The menu includes a variety of items from buttermilk pancakes to an option to build your own omelet, market fresh soup, salads, a homestyle hamburger, black bean wrap, avocado and kale sandwich and more.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
For breakfast and brunch — the best time of all at Bricks and Horses — the menus include specialties such as chocolate chip pancakes, creme brulee French toast or a Cajun chicken-and-waffle.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 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
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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 19 Apr. 2026.
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