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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
Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
Kitchen Cabinets Kitchen cabinets can become sticky and dull-looking over time because of buildup from cooking oil that leaves a film on kitchen surfaces.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025
Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 7 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
—Susan Nicholson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Cover with plastic wrap, and chill until ready to cook.
—Yvette Zuniga Jemison, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
Kitchen Cabinets Kitchen cabinets can become sticky and dull-looking over time because of buildup from cooking oil that leaves a film on kitchen surfaces.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
More than two-thirds go away empty-handed, according to one of cooks working there.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2025
Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 7 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
—Susan Nicholson, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Separately, the Media and Democracy Project filed a petition to deny a license renewal for WTXF-TV in Philadelphia, a station owned and operated by Fox, alleging that Fox willfully distorted news with false reports of fraud in the 2020 election that Trump lost.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
16 Jan. 2025
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Trump, who pulled out of his own planned interview with CBS, had alleged CBS had distorted the interview to aid Harris.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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But this morning Dickinson is thinking about an interaction that happened before Babygirl‘s release, at an L.A. grocery store at least a year ago.—
Seija Rankin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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It is still being debated and studied how this happens and which strains of bacteria have what effect.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2025
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The company is run by a husband-and-wife team of chefs who met when Xavier Meers came from Belgium to open a restaurant in Richmond.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2025
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The chef’s kitchen and formal dining room sit alongside one another beneath a backlit wooden ceiling.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Holiday, who did not respond to a request for comment, previously told The Johnson County Post that the video was likely edited to misrepresent what was said on the call.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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In addition to hacking phones, the tabloids hired private detectives and encouraged journalists to lie and misrepresent themselves to gain access to highly personal data.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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So what exactly has Trump and his administration done around immigration?—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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So, if customers won’t directly tell brands what’s wrong, what can those brands do to remedy the situation?—
Tom Lewis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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There are political and economic benefits stemming from job creation.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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There are corruption scandals, whisper campaigns, and possible bribery afoot, just like with those gossipy Vatican queens.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Cook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cook. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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