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Recent Examples of shortcake
Much like a classic hummingbird cake, this shortcake dessert is loaded with coconut, crushed pineapple, and vanilla.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
Grandpa is always requesting this strawberry shortcake at family gatherings and church potlucks.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Haim’s new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase.
Recipes: Try our recipe for rye shortcakes with strawberry-mandarinquat compote and citrus labneh.
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—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Biscuits usually can wear into a flaky territory while a scone is almost always tender, similar to our shortcake.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
Grandpa is always requesting this strawberry shortcake at family gatherings and church potlucks.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Haim’s new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase.
Recipes: Try our recipe for rye shortcakes with strawberry-mandarinquat compote and citrus labneh.
Games: Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Biscuits usually can wear into a flaky territory while a scone is almost always tender, similar to our shortcake.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortcake
Noun
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Dexter is now a bit of a hermit living in the wilderness, when his past begins to catch up with him.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The technique was initially practiced alone, but in 1260 a hermit in Perugia launched a movement, and organized processions of mass self-flagellation broke out across Italy.—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Get the recipe > Sweet corn pastry cream is layered with blueberry compote and buttery shortbread in this late-summer trifle.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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Made with luscious layers of cream cheese filling and dark chocolate pudding, all held together by a pecan shortbread crust, possum pie is one of the best old-fashioned desserts there is.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
8 Sep. 2025
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The abusive father and violent end were a little above our collective pay grade, and paired very poorly with tea and Girl Scout cookies.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the business also has peanut butter, coconut macaroon, double chocolate caramel, coffee toffee and more to choose from, too.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2025
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The photo was of a table set up with an assortment of macaroons and other treats, along with four photos of her — likely a welcome display in her hotel room.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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With notes of apple, gingersnaps and lemon meringue flavor of J Vineyards Cuvée 20 ($40) sparkling wine from Russian River Valley blends deliciously with this spicy dish.—
CAROLE KOTKIN,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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This recipe swaps out classic crust for gingersnap, adding a little spice.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
Noun
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This fudge-y, brownie-like pie is proof that simple sweets can hold their own on any sideboard.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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In later comments, the original poster clarified that the brownies were not in a communal area.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cozy up with warm plates, including black truffle soup with celeriac purée and parmesan tuile; and goat cheese ravioli with fromage blanc and English spinach.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The test is: Give me the definitions of toile, tulle, tool, tuile, toyle, and toil.—
Mel Studach,
Architectural Digest,
1 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Uncle Fluffy also sells hand tarts (cheese, chocolate, coconut, espresso, strawberry and more), mochi and macarons, as well as matcha, coffee drinks and smoothies.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
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There’s plenty to eat too, like artisan cheeses, macarons and butter cookies, as well as food truck classics like fried dough, Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
27 July 2025
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“Shortcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortcake. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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