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baked

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verb

past tense of bake

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Recent Examples of baked
Verb
Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers. Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baked
Adjective
  • The masks are made from hydrogel, which, Dixneuf says, is particularly well-suited for dehydrated, puffy, and tired eyes.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And, that the equivalent of a truckload of clothing is being incinerated or dumped in a landfill every second.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Photograph by Serhiy Morgunov The drone’s explosion incinerated the doors of Nataliia’s apartment.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
  • This part of the state is mostly scrubland, alternately windswept and sunbaked.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Ranchers on the Western Slope were battling through a dry summer in 2025 when wildfires erupted and raced through the parched vegetation.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The Bradenton Police Department shared adorable video that showed a parched manatee taking a break and quenching its thirst with some fresh water that was coming off a police boat.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Max Crozier’s thunderous body check on Juraj Slafkovský in the second period ignited a Tampa comeback and led to three unanswered goals en route to a gritty, 3-2 win Sunday night to tie their series with Montreal 2-2.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In September, Kimmel made comments about the response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk (watch it here), a quip that ignited fierce criticism on the right.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Its dual mops spin at 200 rpm to remove stains, while its 10mm auto-lift feature keeps your carpets bone-dry while the hard floors get a scrub.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Chin-Hong compared the country to a bone-dry forest that’s vulnerable to wildfires.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Think sprinkles on a Tuesday morning coffee and a vibrant candle lit for no occasion.
    Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As visitors walk through the exhibition, the middle gallery is painted and lit to represent Martinez’s nighttime walks through Istanbul.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
    Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.
    John Haddad, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026

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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baked. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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