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as in picnics
something easily done or dealt with
today's assignment is cake compared to yesterday's
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Recent Examples of cakes
Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Most breads, pastas, cereals, cakes and cookies are off-limits.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Highlights include crab cakes, Napoleon, jerk chicken and waffles, lobster rolls, Florida Croque Madame, oxtail pasta, coquito French toast, tiramisu and more.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Blue Goat is from the Teftsis family, who founded the famed Astoria Pastry Shop known for its stellar cakes and confections in Detroit's Greektown.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Mayo acts as a tenderizer, creating cakes with a velvety, moist crumb.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The dessert station includes cakes, pastries and bananas foster.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Holiday dinners, birthday cakes and seasonal treats bring people together.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The reaction produces carbon dioxide, helping cakes, waffles, and biscuits rise.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
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Menu highlights will include Peruvian seafood crudo, West Coast oysters, crab cakes Benedict with caviar, Australian Wagyu steak and eggs, truffle croque madame and more.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Most breads, pastas, cereals, cakes and cookies are off-limits.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Highlights include crab cakes, Napoleon, jerk chicken and waffles, lobster rolls, Florida Croque Madame, oxtail pasta, coquito French toast, tiramisu and more.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Blue Goat is from the Teftsis family, who founded the famed Astoria Pastry Shop known for its stellar cakes and confections in Detroit's Greektown.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Mayo acts as a tenderizer, creating cakes with a velvety, moist crumb.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The dessert station includes cakes, pastries and bananas foster.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Holiday dinners, birthday cakes and seasonal treats bring people together.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
The reaction produces carbon dioxide, helping cakes, waffles, and biscuits rise.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cakes
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The Big Buford is made with two beef hamburger patties, two slices of American cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion, dill pickles, ketchup, mustard, and mayo, all on a toasted bun.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Not in our basket were some of the chain’s more fun and fancy items, which run the gamut from croissants to Belgian chocolate to high-quality burger patties, and a whole range of alcoholic beverages.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Initially the food of immigrants, the humble combination of a frank wrapped in a bun became part of the country’s cultural fabric, a staple at picnics, baseball stadiums, barbecues and fairs.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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Fresh produce and picnics are the perfect excuse to get into baking, smoothies, and more seasonal dishes.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Temperatures will climb into the mid-70s to low 80s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies and balmy breezes.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.—
Sasha Geffen,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes The design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes directly onto copper foil and coats them with a thin layer of silicon, creating a flexible, conductive scaffold that can absorb expansion while maintaining performance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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Add the mixture to the remaining milk in the pan and cook until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.—
Mary Ann Esposito,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Cakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cakes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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