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as in picnic
something easily done or dealt with
today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's
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Recent Examples of cake
Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
In both versions, small charms, usually plastic baby figurines that represent Jesus, are hidden somewhere in the cake, and the person who finds the charm will have good luck and the task of bringing a king cake to the next party.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Be sure to remove all ice, salt, and caked snow from your pet’s paws and coat.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Martin was famously Meghan’s makeup artist at her May 2018 royal wedding to Harry, now 40, and Meghan said on With Love, Meghan after Martin brought up her wedding cake flavor that the two of them did the cake tasting together for the big day.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
In both versions, small charms, usually plastic baby figurines that represent Jesus, are hidden somewhere in the cake, and the person who finds the charm will have good luck and the task of bringing a king cake to the next party.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
As the offensive unfolds, a British Army hospital at Pompeii, the closest large medical facility to the action, is flooded with casualties—
soldiers caked in mud and blood, some in shock, others missing limbs.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
Be sure to remove all ice, salt, and caked snow from your pet’s paws and coat.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
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After its win for a Angus smash patty with American cheese, bacon jam, grilled onions and Cowy sauce, owners Guillermo Felipe, Carlos Reveron and Daniel Machicao were able to open the first standalone Cowy Burger in Wynwood.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Get the recipe > Pimento Cheese Burgers Skip the ketchup and mustard and slather your burger patties with pimento cheese instead.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s also playgrounds, restroom facilities and picnic areas.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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On the premiere, Richards had a family picnic and invited Mueller.—
Effie Orfanides,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The middle portion of the dress, which stretched from her left bust to her right leg, was coated in yellow and white rhinestones.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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Similar to brands like Stanley and Yeti, Hydro Flask water bottles are vacuum insulated and made from stainless steel that’s coated in a host of eye-catching colors.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But on this sunny day, the breeze felt as refreshing as the cold-water dip some dogs were gleefully taking.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Getting there from Phuket International Airport (HKT) is a breeze.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Carbs Before bed, the best carbohydrate options are complex carbs and whole foods, like a piece of whole-grain toast smeared with avocado or a banana with almond butter.—
Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD,
Verywell Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Soap removes sticky spills, smeared food or mud; bleach might take out the stains left once the crud is gone.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Additional accent stones are encrusted into each side of the band to create a majestic-looking piece that sparkles in the sunlight.—
Theresa Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2023
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The statement jewelry also supported a large coin pendant, which was encrusted in a plate of diamonds and emeralds.—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
9 June 2023
Verb
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Some of these were the 2018 Camp fire that leveled Paradise, the Tubbs fire covering parts of Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties in 2017 and the 2018 Woolsey fire that destroyed a large swath of Malibu.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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My favorite of all is Peter Stormare as Lucifer himself, floating down in a white suit and bare feet covered in tar like some infernal version of a southern roué whose eyebrows were seared off by the flames of hell.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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