caked

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One close to the seafront, where the near-200-year-old golf club gives way to a spectacular view across the Firth of Forth to the Bass Rock, has its keypad caked in a sticky black ooze.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

His feet were freezing, and his Santa beard was caked with snow.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

“I can’t believe we made it,” said one wide-eyed woman in a large pickup with mud caked halfway up its windshield.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Cobblestone streets and mom-and-pop stores speckle the downtown of this city of 18,000 that is caked in red clay soil and nestled among rolling hills.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The rug is caked through with crumbs, there are water stains on the bureau, there are smudges on the windowpanes.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse