variants
or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
2
3
: a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)
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Examples of cookie in a Sentence
This recipe makes about two dozen cookies.
She put a batch of cookies into the oven.
Don't worry about her—she's a tough cookie.
You are one smart cookie.
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To that end, Robinson underscored that Salazar traded such personal information as his email address, IP address (which can capture physical location) and cookies associated with Salazar’s device in return for receiving an online newsletter from the NBA.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Shoppers have balked at downsized chips, cookies, paper towels and other products, widely known as shrinkflation, and turned to cheaper options or stopped buying altogether.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
And at Trader Joe's, a box of pumpkin Joe-Joe's sandwich cookies actually cost less per ounce than a spice-free option, chocolate and peanut butter Joe-Joe's.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Sixth course: Bourbon and star anise poached pear compote with vanilla bean and rosewater ice cream, cookie crumbs, mint and orange zest.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Shoppers have balked at downsized chips, cookies, paper towels and other products, widely known as shrinkflation, and turned to cheaper options or stopped buying altogether.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
And at Trader Joe's, a box of pumpkin Joe-Joe's sandwich cookies actually cost less per ounce than a spice-free option, chocolate and peanut butter Joe-Joe's.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Sixth course: Bourbon and star anise poached pear compote with vanilla bean and rosewater ice cream, cookie crumbs, mint and orange zest.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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cookie
noun
cook·ie
variants
or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small sweet flat or slightly raised cake
2
: a small computer file that contains information relating to websites a person has visited
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