as in flapjacks
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 pancakes
Depending on your tradition, religion, or culture, people enjoy a variety of foods on Fat Tuesday, including pancakes, king cake, jambalaya, or a crawfish boil.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The meal will include pancakes with toppings, a beverage and sausage.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
The breakfast, always held the Saturday before Super Bowl Sunday, featured the usual pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, as well as raffle baskets.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Choose whole-grain flours and breads, skip the syrup, and add protein and fiber to make French toast or pancakes more diabetes-friendly.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 11 Feb. 2026
Traditional foods include jambalaya, king cake, paczkis and pancakes.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
And their fluffy and flavorful lemon ricotta pancakes have a cult-like following.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
The Sunday brunch menu (about $20-$25) includes pancakes with dates, lobster tacos with pico and chili-mayo, or special chilaquiles with morita chiles and steak or chicken.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
The menu features all of the classics, including omelets, breakfast burritos, pancakes, and steak and eggs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The meal will include pancakes with toppings, a beverage and sausage.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2026
The breakfast, always held the Saturday before Super Bowl Sunday, featured the usual pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice, as well as raffle baskets.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Choose whole-grain flours and breads, skip the syrup, and add protein and fiber to make French toast or pancakes more diabetes-friendly.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 11 Feb. 2026
Traditional foods include jambalaya, king cake, paczkis and pancakes.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
And their fluffy and flavorful lemon ricotta pancakes have a cult-like following.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
The Sunday brunch menu (about $20-$25) includes pancakes with dates, lobster tacos with pico and chili-mayo, or special chilaquiles with morita chiles and steak or chicken.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
The menu features all of the classics, including omelets, breakfast burritos, pancakes, and steak and eggs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pancakes
Noun
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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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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
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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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Last year, Red Velvet pancakes sold like, well, hotcakes.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Pancakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pancakes. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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