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bake

[beyk] / beɪk /
VERB
cook in oven
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"We just love cake," Ivy says, adding it's fun to bake with her mum and sister.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Well, if you use ChatGPT to plan it, maybe just bake in extra time in case things go awry.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

At Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr’s reborn French restaurant in New York, instead of poaching the meringue they bake it before service in a low-temp oven for a miraculously brisk seven minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Loic works alone and starts early, but he still manages to bake around 700 loaves a day, making locals flock in lines before his white truck.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

It’s his turn to have Bubbe, so there will be no delicious apple cake today, because my mom can’t bake and Bubbe still hasn’t taught me the recipe.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan