as in slivers
a small flat piece separated from a whole
sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes
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as in nuts
a person of odd or whimsical habits
the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake
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Recent Examples of flakes
Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Flakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flakes. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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