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as in to distort
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 to happen
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 cook
Brad Bourque, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Beautiful Rotating Belgian Waffle Maker $30 at Walmart This Belgian waffle maker cooks 1-inch waffles in less than two minutes, so it’s bound to become the favorite for family brunches.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Since, other home cooks and chefs have been trying the technique with much more than berries.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
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Verb
This game requires players to cooperate to prepare, cook, and plate food for customers in a rapid-fire environment.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
Beautiful Rotating Belgian Waffle Maker $30 at Walmart This Belgian waffle maker cooks 1-inch waffles in less than two minutes, so it’s bound to become the favorite for family brunches.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
The lack of representation of Black women in the culinary space is why JJ Johnson, the James Beard Award-winning cook book author, chef and co-founder of South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s annual event, The Cookout, has been trying to push for more Black women at the event.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Since, other home cooks and chefs have been trying the technique with much more than berries.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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Thereafter, the appearance of a triangle will become increasingly distorted until finally on April 9, Mars, Pollux and Castor will again appear in a straight line.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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In that way, uncertainty is like a tax, distorting decisions and making the economy as a whole less efficient.—
Ben Casselman,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This is precisely what happened when Ingram, then playing forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, was diagnosed with an arm DVT in 2019.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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This is heavily used in marketing materials but in my experience isn't what actually happens, even with merino wool.—
Scott Gilbertson,
WIRED,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At around 11:30 each morning, a personal chef prepares fresh meals for the key people in Bridgeman’s company.—
Jabari Young,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2025
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Stewart and Andrés will guide the chefs each week through a series of culinary challenges designed to test and overcome their personal issues.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The firm has accused him of misrepresenting his role, and Fishback is countersuing for defamation.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fact check: Post misrepresents satirical petition as $1 trillion offer for California Heusgen debunked the claim in the Facebook post in a Feb. 17 X post, explaining that his show of emotion was related to his retirement as chairman, not Vance's statements.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There are also tons of vacation rentals in the area, and Kosmos Stargazing Resort & Spa, kosmosresort.com, is an eco-friendly dark-sky site located about 30 minutes east of Monte Vista.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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There is no suggestion they are connected to the festival.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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