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verb

past tense of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baked
Adjective
  • Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest.
    Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Adding to the parched brush and soils were the worst Santa Ana winds since 2011, according to the National Weather Service, which sent hot-dry gusts of up to 85 mph Wednesday into the Los Angeles Basin.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Even as the winds ease on Thursday, the multiple fires and extremely parched vegetation mean that even weak winds could continue to create a wildfire hazard.
    Judson Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The wildfire risk would be very high, thanks to a bone-dry, fuel-rich Southern California landscape, along with warm temperatures and high winds that were forecast for Jan. 7.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, two new fires are burning near San Diego amid relentless Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions that have kept Southern California on high alert for over two weeks.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The controversy ignited when Al-Shaair delivered a late, hard hit on Lawrence while the quarterback slid on a second-quarter play in the Texans’ Week 13 win over the Jags.
    Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This unexpected turn of events not only marked a major setback for Punk but also ignited a fresh chapter in their bitter feud, leaving fans eagerly anticipating what's next.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • People with open skin lesions, inflamed acne or skin, raised scars, skin cancer, and rosacea should avoid dermaplanning.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Pink eye is what occurs when the thin membrane that lines the white of the eye and the eyelid becomes infected and inflamed.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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