1
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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2
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
Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
In Michigan, another mom is using affordable kitchen gadgets from Temu to teach her kids how to cook during a fun sleepover.
—Sixteen Ramos, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 July 2025
My mother was a brilliant musician and a terrible cook.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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Verb
The fat on spareribs adds flavor when the ribs cook.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
In Michigan, another mom is using affordable kitchen gadgets from Temu to teach her kids how to cook during a fun sleepover.
—Sixteen Ramos, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Noun
For cooks who value clean, consistent results from dish to dish, the Claypot Oven offers quite the meaningful advantage.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 July 2025
My mother was a brilliant musician and a terrible cook.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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Anyone claiming otherwise is distorting the truth to justify and reward discriminatory behavior.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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But so have the forces pushing patients toward compounding in the first place: brand drugs priced out of reach, limited insurance coverage, and middlemen who distort access.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Their off-screen drama was just as juicy as what happened on TV.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 July 2025
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There was a fan-cast that happened that same day, and the first person to post something, their fan cast was me.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Sandoval is head of the Croque Group and comes from three generations of chefs.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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International artists, chefs and designers arrived, scooping up inexpensive studio spaces, opening restaurants and integrating themselves into the city’s imaginative nightlife.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Republican lawmakers have largely rallied around Trump, accusing Democrats of misrepresenting the legislation.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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The claims misrepresent both the nature and scale of violence affecting white farmers.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The agency was in great peril, as there was no one in headquarters who could push back on harmful things being done to NASA or get things done.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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These services do all the work for you by actively monitoring and systematically erasing your personal information from hundreds of websites.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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There are books upon books upon books, binders about the movie.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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There is still a benefit to Levi playing in the AHL.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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