smoke out

verb

smoked out; smoking out; smokes out

transitive verb

1
: to drive out by or as if by smoke
2
: to cause to be made public

Examples of smoke out in a Sentence

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White House aides were similarly trying to smoke out where things stood. Philip Elliott, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 Advertisement Near the coast, the Palisades fire chewed through the Santa Monica Mountains and reduced dream houses with Pacific views to their foundations, sending a jetstream of smoke out to the ocean. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 When in your car, put the air on recirculate mode to keep the smoke out and keep the windows closed. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 Madison kept to her usual: a light pink lip, smoked out eyeliner, and a flush of blush. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for smoke out 

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of smoke out was in 1593

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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20out. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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