cooks 1 of 2

verb

Definition of cooksnext
present tense third-person singular of cook
1
as in misrepresents
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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2
as in happens
to take place wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house

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cooks

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noun

plural of cook
as in chefs
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooks
  1. happens
  2. chefs
  3. distorts
  4. comes
  5. does
Verb
  • That often happens with the college trips.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • See what happens with the awards season and then start.
    Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of happens
Noun
  • As chefs and other food influencers' cultural cache swells, cookbook clubs have risen as the tastiest way to get-together with friends.
    Andrew Zucker, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As cookbooks’ and chefs’ cultural cache swells, cookbook clubs like Laverty’s are growing alongside them, too.
    Andrew Zucker, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of chefs
Verb
  • The fine addresses flights that consistently arrived more than 30 minutes late over several consecutive months, a practice the Transportation Department says misleads passengers and distorts competition in the airline industry.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This inflates the cost to taxpayers and distorts the insurance market and premium calculations.
    Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of distorts
Verb
  • The vacation recap comes days after Lopez shared a video montage highlighting her 2024, which included red carpet appearances and musical performances.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Catie Dull Republicans are taking the first steps Friday to usher in a new era of full GOP control in Washington as Congress comes into session but the usually ceremonial process in the House is already bogged down in political infighting over who should be elected Speaker of the House.
    Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of comes
Verb
  • In a town that does things by the book, Urban is intent on trying new things, tinkering around with formula.
    Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Society establishes a tax that if AI does the right thing, it is taxed lightly.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of does
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