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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
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
And cook your chicken in the Hexclad's 12-inch hybrid frying pan.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Waters pioneered farm-to-table dining, Keller defined fine dining in America, Oliver changed how home cooks engage with food, and Andrés turned the food into a tool for activism.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Tender pasta, bite-sized chicken, and marinara sauce cook together in one pan, then get topped with melty mozzarella and crispy Panko breadcrumbs for the perfect finish.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2025
And cook your chicken in the Hexclad's 12-inch hybrid frying pan.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Add the carrots and a pinch of salt, and cook, stirring once or twice, until crisp-tender, 1 to 2 minutes.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Waters pioneered farm-to-table dining, Keller defined fine dining in America, Oliver changed how home cooks engage with food, and Andrés turned the food into a tool for activism.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
Verb
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Cheaper wheat and lower manufacturing costs should have distorted that comparison quite a bit.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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But also, an aid package announced too soon has the potential to distort markets, said Glauber, the former USDA economist.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The incident with Lauren had understandably raised questions on whether Weezer’s set would still happen.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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There was a feeling that the country was coming out of a massive crisis and that global institutions had a responsibility to help rebuild the country, strengthen its healthcare system, and make sure an outbreak like this could never happen again.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One chef smiled and said a local farmer had figured out how to grow some, just for Eriro.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2025
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In a 2015 taste test of hot sauces (from Tapatío to habanero) for this paper with former food editor Amy Scattergood, Gold, Harris and chef judges Roy Choi and Alvin Cailan, Lao Gan Ma’s chili crisp was the winner.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Corson proceeded to inform the court of Petersen’s previous convictions in 2016 and 2017 when she was charged with misrepresenting herself as her sister when stopped by law enforcement.—
Olivia Estright,
Twin Cities,
2 Apr. 2025
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In particular, Ozy co-founder and chief operating officer Samir Rao had misrepresented himself on a call with Goldman Sachs by pretending to be a YouTube executive, Alex Piper.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In fact, some states are doing a pretty awful job at it.—
Ben Kesslen,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025
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Neither version remembers what the other does.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There is this whole segment of people that just collect The Masters.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are some nice bits, among them Charlie consulting a YouTube lock-picking instruction video.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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