as in cuisine
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking
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as in misrepresenting
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 happening
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 cooking
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Although washing and cooking food helps prevent food poisoning, proper storage is the first step.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
The chicken remains perfectly juicy while cooking in the soup.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Down a small side street, tiny Green Almond Pantry makes DC’s mightiest focaccia, plus honest, good cooking like soups and custardy seasonal vegetable tarts warm from the oven.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Although washing and cooking food helps prevent food poisoning, proper storage is the first step.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Your first box includes the BB Kitchen Handbook, packed with recipes, cooking tips and nutrition facts.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
The chicken remains perfectly juicy while cooking in the soup.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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The town's architecture and cuisine centers around its German roots.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
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The menu is based on the concept of monastery cuisine — simple, natural preparation, with a preference for vegetables, herbs, and fruit.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Managers who carry on as if the holidays aren’t happening can end up doing harm to employee morale.Adrian Gostick, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But why is this all happening now?Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The installation and monthly fees related to those alarm systems are also deductible as part of the cost of doing business on those types of properties.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the third nominee, Robin Williams, still got on stage at the insistence of Nicholson and ended up doing a spot-on imitation of him.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Now the European Accessibility Act is coming.Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article A tractor-trailer hauling thousands of pounds of metal beams was involved in a four-car crash on Interstate 395 in Norwich on Tuesday, leading to the beams coming loose and smashing through the cab area of the tractor-trailer, trapping the injured driver inside.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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Palo Alto’s business is doing well — the company reported expectations-beating results for its fiscal 2025 first quarter, raised full year guidance, and announced a 2-for-1 stock split occurring later this month, according to Investopedia.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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First launched in Napa Valley in the 1980s, this lively event is marking its east coast debut next month, with a diverse array of dinners, tastings and other events occurring from January 17th to 19th at The Boca Raton, one of the city’s most opulent hotels.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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