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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
Korin Miller, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Add enough water to cover potatoes and onions and cook over medium flame until potatoes are fork tender, stirring as needed.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2025
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) January can be something of a slog for home cooks.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
So, Di Lorenzo and fellow researchers wanted to see if there was a way to cook both parts of the egg properly without cracking the egg open.
—Korin Miller, Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Add enough water to cover potatoes and onions and cook over medium flame until potatoes are fork tender, stirring as needed.
—Phil Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
Everest climbers must cover the cost for guides, porters, cooks, gear, food, bottled oxygen, insurance, and transportation to and from Base Camp.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2025
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) January can be something of a slog for home cooks.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cook
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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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For the celebrity hairstylist, styling is where the magic happens.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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Every few minutes, in pretty much every scene, something weird happens that’s unrelated to the central plot.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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In Baton Rouge, researchers sampled menu items at 24 restaurants and found near 30% – more than one in four – were misrepresented.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump's comments misrepresent the Biden-era rules, which were not a mandate for automakers to manufacture electric vehicles and did not require Americans to buy any specific type of car.—
Kelly Livingston,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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With fentanyl, there is only a short window of time to intervene and save a person’s life during an overdose.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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There is a broken down vehicle on Eastern Avenue between Raytown Road and I-435 South.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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