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verb

as in to coat
to cover with a hardened layer shoes caked with dried mud

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Recent Examples of cake
Noun
Or, sign Mom up for a cake decorating class at Amorette’s Patisserie in Disney Springs led by one of their talented pastry chefs. Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 What was more disappointing was not being able to use butter and eggs to make the traditional cakes and cookies that had been passed with pride through my mother’s side of the family. R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025
Verb
Equipment also includes a device to eliminate pesky lunar dusk, which has caked spacesuits and equipment in earlier lunar visits. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025 The creamy liquid formula blends like a dream and wears for hours without creasing, settling or caking. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cake
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cake
Noun
  • The Salvadorian delicacy is a masa or cornmeal patty or dough cake that’s stuffed with fillings like meat, beans, cheese, and veggies.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
  • However, there were raw beef patties stored in the kitchen and burgers on the menu.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Then pack a picnic lunch of French bread, cheese, and fruit—or order a meal from your favorite deli or restaurant (quiche, anyone?).
    Laura Broadwell, Parents, 1 May 2025
  • Guests can bring coolers to the park for picnic lunches, and there’s lots of snack shacks, too, serving theme park fare like pizza, chicken tenders, funnel cakes, and soft-serve ice cream.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Processing the pictures, from coating the plate to presenting the developing image, can feel a bit like a ceremony.
    Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Designed to deliver buildable volume and definition, the long-wear formula doesn’t smudge and has an innovative conical brush to coat every lash without clumping.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And with Alexa voice control and Google TV, navigating your favorite shows is a breeze.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
  • The single temperature knob and reliable igniter are easy to use, and cleanup is a breeze with pre-oiled grates.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The vacuum cleaner has powerful suction, and the mop cleans without sloshing and smearing water on the floor.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The chance to get a bit dirty comes one floor below the restaurant, with a spa offering massages, facials and soon a mud room with muds from around the world for guests to smear on themselves while perched on seats heated to 98 degrees.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
  • His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Dinah Voyles Pulver covers climate change and the environment for USA TODAY.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 4 May 2025
  • An email sent in March from a former employee in the finance department to top management which was reviewed by The Times said MBN had $8 million in its accounts, including $4.7 million that could have been used to cover unused annual leave and partial severance.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025

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“Cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cake. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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