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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A service mark used for a contest in which cooks prepare their own recipes, usually of baked goods, and prizes are awarded for originality and taste. This service mark sometimes occurs in lowercase with the meaning “any contest among cooks.”
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Examples
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She's the First now declares November 1-8, 2011 a Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off, raising a call to action for 200+ high schools and colleges to host their own tie-dye bake sales to sponsor girls' education with us.
Tammy Tibbetts: A Tie-Dye Cupcake Can Change the World Tammy Tibbetts 2011
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The surprise hit of the TV schedules has been a show called "The Great British Bake-Off."
All Hallows' Eve Is More Trick Than Treat Sam Leith 2011
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The first Bake-Off was held in 1949 and the contest is so popular these days that it is held only every other year to give organizers a chance to get through every single entry.
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She's the First now declares November 1-8, 2011 a Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off, raising a call to action for 200+ high schools and colleges to host their own tie-dye bake sales to sponsor girls' education with us.
Tammy Tibbetts: A Tie-Dye Cupcake Can Change the World Tammy Tibbetts 2011
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She's the First now declares November 1-8, 2011 a Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off, raising a call to action for 200+ high schools and colleges to host their own tie-dye bake sales to sponsor girls' education with us.
Tammy Tibbetts: A Tie-Dye Cupcake Can Change the World Tammy Tibbetts 2011
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Last year, I had the opportunity to attend the Bake-Off Finals in Dallas, TX and it was an amazing experience.
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I can say this with particular certainty after interviewing winners like Ellie Mathews, 1998 winner of the Pillsbury Bake-Off, who treated the contest like a $1 million code, which she proceeded to break.
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If you're already inspired, you might want to enter the Best Of Welsh Bake-Off.
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She shares her experiences in and around the food world (like going to the Pillsbury Bake-Off and reporting on it), recipes, book reviews, you name it.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Online Networking 2 (Networking Part Eight) 2010
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She's the First now declares November 1-8, 2011 a Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off, raising a call to action for 200+ high schools and colleges to host their own tie-dye bake sales to sponsor girls' education with us.
Tammy Tibbetts: A Tie-Dye Cupcake Can Change the World Tammy Tibbetts 2011
bilby commented on the word Bake-Off
Service mark?
February 9, 2016