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Recent Examples of shortcake
Banana pudding and strawberry shortcake are two of my go-to summer desserts.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Strawberry shortcake is, obvi, the classic, but don’t let your imagination stop there.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
And of course classic strawberry shortcake, strawberry pound cake, and many more fresh dishes.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 8 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, 25 June 2025
Strawberry shortcake is, obvi, the classic, but don’t let your imagination stop there.
—Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
And of course classic strawberry shortcake, strawberry pound cake, and many more fresh dishes.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 8 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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Even Neil Young, known as something of a hermit, stopped in.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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Get Your Butt Outside: Since the pandemic, too many of us have been living like hermits, working from home and socializing from home.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The herbal teas are all mixed on site and shortbread cookies are made by Zaretsky, from her cottage bakery Beyond the Veil Baking.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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On June 20, As Ever restocked its original lineup — including herbal teas, crepe baking mix, shortbread cookie mix, and flower sprinkles — while introducing two new additions: apricot spread and orange blossom honey.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Insomnia Cookies: Free chocolate chunk cookie with any purchase.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Using additional egg yolks in a recipe can enrich dessert like cookies or brownies, but can cause an overly dense or heavy result in others.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 2025 afternoon tea menu includes feta and tomato on pumpkin seed bread, golden raisin buttermilk scones and citrus macaroons.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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This recipe swaps out classic crust for gingersnap, adding a little spice.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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The notes of apple and gingersnaps cut through the richness of the eggs and pairs well with the slight bitterness of chard and the sweetness of red peppers.—
Carole Kotkin,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
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There’s also Wolverine Delight, cake batter ice cream with brownies, sprinkles and cookie dough.—
Connie Ogle
July 31,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Batters for cakes, brownies and cookies are very popular for use in a doughnut maker.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 July 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
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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 20 Aug. 2025.
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