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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
Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
The menu runs the gamut from burgers and chicken tenders to more elevated dishes like crab cakes, bao buns and chicken piccata.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
The clothing caked in residue weighed roughly 71 pounds, federal prosecutors said, and investigators estimate more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine solution had been soaked into the items.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The weekend before my visit, some 40 people swirled through the house, playing the grand piano in the living room, eating the gingerbread and apple cakes that Michael had baked.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
The menu runs the gamut from burgers and chicken tenders to more elevated dishes like crab cakes, bao buns and chicken piccata.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Cleaning your stovetop can be a pain, especially when food has caked onto the burners.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
The clothing caked in residue weighed roughly 71 pounds, federal prosecutors said, and investigators estimate more than 30 pounds of methamphetamine solution had been soaked into the items.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
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Even haters of the Golden Arches might find charms in He’s project, whose page edges are colored so that the book, when closed, looks like an abstraction of a Big Mac: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun.Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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McDonald’s briefly pulled Quarter Pounders from 3,000 U.S. stores as a result of the outbreak, then narrowed that to 900 stores once testing had pinpointed onions — and not hamburger patties — as the likely source of E. coli.Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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The picnic area, which has tables, grills, and bathrooms, overlooks the ocean and is especially lovely.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
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Park district taking rental applications for spring season The Naperville Park District is now accepting park rental applications from residents wanting to rent pavilions or picnic areas between April 1 and May 31.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Choose plain raisins: Raisins coated in chocolate, yogurt, or other flavorings contain significantly more calories and sugar than plain raisins.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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As Southern California continues to grapple with devastating wildfires, remnants of a massive winter storm will coat regions across the Mid-Atlantic with more snow before exiting Saturday morning.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Yet, a rare recent cold snap has seen residents of the kingdom’s capital throwing on extra layers and enjoying the cool winter breeze.Jay Ganglani, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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The wind mode, however, adjusts to the breeze and neutralizes the crackle.PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Yet before those convoys even made their way to the capital, Trudeau, his ministers, and their contacts in the media, were conspiring to smear the protesters as violent extremists bent on bringing a January 6 north to Canada.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Now this journalist is accused of helping smear the star.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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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
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David Nikel is a British-Norwegian travel writer based in Norway, covering all things travel with a special focus on cruising and Scandinavia.David Nikel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Blinken also covered other areas of the administration's Middle East policy.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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