as in cuisine
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
a TV show that teaches viewers the basics of French cooking
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as in misrepresenting
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 happening
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 cooking
Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
The renovations retrofitted each unit with cooking and washing appliances and new windows and ventilation and updated the building from a single electrical meter to an individual meter for each unit.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Katelyn Richard, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
Porter was already cooking, pouring in 12 to keep Brooklyn afloat.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Acclaimed chefs fly in for pop-up dinners and cooking classes.
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Two simple and effective measures to keep kitchen air clean and prevent particulate matter from spreading through the home are using your range hood fan and opening nearby windows while cooking.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for cooking
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The landmark restaurant has been operated by the Fein family since 1963 and is now internationally known for its Creole cuisine, daily jazz brunch and romantic open-air courtyard.—
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Next month’s Winter Olympics has brought new infrastructure and ambitious alpine cuisine to Italy’s Dolomites, says Michelin, and the spotlight is also on Vancouver (and its excellent seafood), thanks to the FIFA World Cup this summer.—
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In response, some on the right charged that the Times and its allies in academia were negatively misrepresenting American history.—
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In November 2023, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin began investigating First Choice Women’s Resource Center to see whether the nonprofit had violated state consumer fraud laws by misrepresenting its services to clients, donors and the public.—
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
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Today, tariffs are distorting international trade, conflict is raging with Russia’s war on Ukraine, there have been flare-ups between Israel and Iran and the US is seizing oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela.—
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Economists cautioned that recent data should be interpreted carefully, as a 43-day federal government shutdown disrupted the collection of household data, potentially distorting figures on employment.—
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Upon doing some research for more formal choices to match the nickname, the mom came across Margaret, which had a connection to her husband's grandmother.—
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No New Yorker should have to fear losing access to health care -- and no nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits or less dignity for doing lifesaving work.—
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The city of Southfield also made plans, but the Southfield Wildlife Commission, which made the recommendation for a deer cull in 2024, has yet to respond to CBS News Detroit's inquiry about its schedule and details for the coming year.—
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My issue coming into this year was whether KU had enough scoring outside of Peterson.—
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Republicans in the hearing largely targeted Walz and his leadership, placing blame for the fraud occurring under his watch.—
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An extreme cold warning is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are expected or occurring.—
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“Cooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cooking. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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