cookies

noun

plural of cookie
1
as in beauties
a lovely woman every time I see him, he's got some new cookie on his arm

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2
as in guys
a member of the human race the new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie

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Recent Examples of cookies Her delicate, buttery shortbread cookies get baked until lightly golden, with a crisp texture that melts in your mouth. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Most days, Rylee takes Eloise for a walk around the property and is in charge of giving her water, baths and treats like apples and oatmeal cookies. — Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Gulf News connects the trend with the satisfaction of making something from scratch, whether the finished product is a loaf of bread or a batch of cookies pulled straight from the oven. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026 The cookies could tackle food shortages and plastic pollution. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 This version gets peanut buttery goodness in every bite, thanks to a crust made with peanut butter sandwich cookies and a filling of pudding folded with gobs of peanut butter. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026 In recent months, Hershey’s has introduced new flavors to Reese’s, including one that pairs the candy with Oreo cookies. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 This Cuisinart hand mixer comes in handy for everything from weekend pancakes to holiday cookies. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 The VICs are also invited to the Paris presentations, which are full-day experiences featuring canapés, cocktails and cookies inside major cultural institutions. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookies
  1. beauties
  2. guys
  3. goddesses
  4. men
  5. queens
  6. things
  7. people
  8. lives
Noun
  • Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Angelonia varieties such as Angelface are daring vertical beauties that adore sunshine.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • There’s a certain level of performance those guys have operated at for a long time and it’s been very successful.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • In one telling, the Graces were meteors who fell from the sky, sparked the first growth on earth, and morphed into goddesses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hindus may speak of a singular god, of many gods, or of the proverbial 330 million gods and goddesses.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of goddesses
Noun
  • Steinem then went on to become a freelance journalist in New York during the 1960s — when newsrooms were largely run by men and female reporters were typically restricted in the topics they were allowed to cover.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths on Wednesday, in a joint operation involving the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office, the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cabins come in four different configurations, with either one queen bed or two queens bunked on top of each other—the latter would be great for small families—and have a maximum capacity of four guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • You could be tempted to dismiss a creative venture or categorize a social invite as frivolous, all because there are more productive things to do.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The curved back is another nice touch that keeps things modern and fresh.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • Released in 2025, the first part of Julia Loktev’s monumental documentary project My Undesirable Friends, subtitled Last Air in Moscow, gave us a sprawling, breathless look at a few devastating months in the lives of Russian journalists.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • God willing, that place will be juvenile court, where the lives of these young people can be respected and honored.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lives

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“Cookies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookies. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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