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baked

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verb

past tense of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baked
Adjective
  • The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
  • In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.
    NBC News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • But in a welcome boon for a parched region, two more storms will follow within the week — one Monday, another Wednesday, according to the NWS.
    Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This hilarious odyssey of a parched protagonist reminds us that sometimes our relative sacrifices for the greater good can be tempered by small mercies along the way.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • The resulting wines range from bone-dry and structured to fruity, floral, and slightly sweet.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Officials believe the Palisades fire was first detected around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 as high winds sent flames racing over the bone-dry terrain.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Table Rock Fire in Pickens County, northwest South Carolina, ignited Friday and has grown to more than 1,300 acres, the commission said in a Sunday night update.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The fire ignited last week but grew rapidly over the weekend, fueled by low humidity and dry vegetation, officials said.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The return to fighting has inflamed the debate in Israel over the fate of those held captive.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The firing of five probationary employees with the hurricane hunters in late February enflamed those concerns.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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