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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
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
That’s one explanation for why the cake has found bursts of social media fame.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
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Noun
The beloved cakes are best enjoyed alongside their famous fingernut cookies.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
That’s one explanation for why the cake has found bursts of social media fame.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Verb
Some business owners still remember the layer of mud caked on the floor, covering their belongings like a blanket.
—Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Hair brushes and makeup brushes alike can become caked with greasy debris.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
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The latter two are collected into patties that, after being dried in the relentless sun, make natural pectin for saguaro jam.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The store also has food stations serving up burger-pizza (yes, that's hamburger patties on pizza), pasta, and sushi.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The park also includes the Pond House, a playscape and spray pad for kids, a fitness circuit, trails, an Olympic size pool and picnic areas.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Military families enjoyed classic picnic fare, lawn games, and a fireworks display, with the first lady greeting guests.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Vionic Kimmie Slip-on Shoe Slip-on sneakers make going through the airport a breeze.—
Rebecca Shinners,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2025
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Cleaning this quilt is a breeze—just toss it in the washing machine and tumble dry for a refresh.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Baldoni’s countersuit, accusing her of smearing him, was dismissed last week.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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The assertion by certain anonymous users online is a typically out-of-context and absurd effort to create fake news for clicks and to smear.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Verb
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High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The front of the building was covered in heavy smoke and flames, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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