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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data
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as in to happen
to take place
wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house
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Recent Examples of cook
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
And cook your chicken in the Hexclad's 12-inch hybrid frying pan.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Waters pioneered farm-to-table dining, Keller defined fine dining in America, Oliver changed how home cooks engage with food, and Andrés turned the food into a tool for activism.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Tender pasta, bite-sized chicken, and marinara sauce cook together in one pan, then get topped with melty mozzarella and crispy Panko breadcrumbs for the perfect finish.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
And cook your chicken in the Hexclad's 12-inch hybrid frying pan.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Add the carrots and a pinch of salt, and cook, stirring once or twice, until crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Waters pioneered farm-to-table dining, Keller defined fine dining in America, Oliver changed how home cooks engage with food, and Andrés turned the food into a tool for activism.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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Rosenworcel also dismissed a challenge to a Fox station license alleging that Fox willfully distorted news with false reports of fraud in the 2020 election that Trump lost.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the only thing that is wild here is how badly the science supporting fluoridation is being distorted or ignored.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Instead, time is running out an array of bad defensive performances leave them eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens and a tragic number of one to be eliminated, something that can happen as soon as Thursday’s visit to the New York Islanders.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Below are some of the most common ways this type of fraud happens.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The chef’s vision must be clear, and that vision is what’s missing from some otherwise fantastic restaurants in town.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Plus exciting prizes will be awarded at the end of the month including a Caribbean cruise with Virgin Voyages, a private dinner with celebrity chef Curtis Stone, and dinner for two for a year at Cooper’s Hawk.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Corson proceeded to inform the court of Petersen’s previous convictions in 2016 and 2017 when she was charged with misrepresenting herself as her sister when stopped by law enforcement.—
Olivia Estright,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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If users can’t verify sources or if AI search engines misrepresent information, misinformation becomes harder to combat.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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People have had to make do with flashlights, candles, and occasionally generators as Ukraine rationed energy.—
Ross Peleh,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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The lowest actual tally to do so in that same period was 59, which has happened on four occasions, and the highest has been 70, in 2013-14 and 2016-17.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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There was still his personality that was distinct to him [and] was not created by an outside force.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Aaron Rodgers news cycle has died down a bit, but there are still tidbits about him that come out here and there.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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