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cooking spray
noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil for spraying on cookware to prevent food from sticking
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Spray a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
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Bev Barrett, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Coat a 9-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
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Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Press mixture into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2025
Grab a 9-inch round cake pan and thoroughly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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“Cooking spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooking%20spray. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
cooking spray
noun
: an aerosol that contains vegetable oil and that is sprayed on cookware (as frying pans) to prevent food from sticking
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