baking

present participle of bake

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for baking
Verb
  • Masses of young people ages 15 to 25 packed the sand around the Newport Pier, lighting off fireworks that sent sparks into crowds.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • When the deal was made last season, Zellers was lighting it up with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The blaze remained confined to the wrecking yard property, despite briefly jumping a fence and igniting vegetation to the west.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • At the party, Decastro spent over an hour shooting off fireworks in the street, eventually igniting the $400 firework.
    Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • For Thursday and Friday, the ridge of high pressure dominating the weather pattern and incinerating the East Coast with triple-digit feels-like temperatures shifts just enough to allow for some Gulf moisture to build in.
    Michael Autovino, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash.
    Adam Williams July 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
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“Baking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baking. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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