tea cake

noun

Definition of tea cakenext
as in cookie
a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round They had warm tea cakes with clotted cream.

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Recent Examples of tea cake Select flights also include Virgin's signature afternoon tea service, featuring sandwiches, tea cakes, and warm scones with jam and clotted cream. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2025 The challenge required humanoid robots to identify and pluck tea leaves, carry loads across uneven mountain terrain, spread leaves for sun-drying, and participate in subsequent processing stages, including roasting and pressing tea cakes. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 Around 4,500 hospitality meals are served each day, along with a delightfully English 12,000 scones (half fruit, half plain) and another 12,000 tea cakes per Test. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 June 2026 Located in one of Pacific Highlands Ranch’s unique shopkeeper units next to the Village shopping center, The Cakery is a modern Korean-French bakery that specializes in cheesecakes and French tea cakes. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tea cake
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cookie
Noun
  • The hallowed things of the past have no more claim on you now than a cookie on a plate.
    — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Caramel swirl, mint chip, or cookie dough all make indulgent fillings that work well with the chocolate ganache and Oreo cookie crust.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Definition of cookie

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“Tea cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tea%20cake. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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