as in to bomb
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoke
Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The prevalence of people smoking fell from about 14% in 2019 to 11% in 2023, according to the report published Wednesday in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
After every round of voting, smoke is released from a chimney atop the church.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Immediately following the passing of the Murder Inc. founder, 50 took to Instagram with a photo of himself smoking next to a mock gravestone.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The prevalence of people smoking fell from about 14% in 2019 to 11% in 2023, according to the report published Wednesday in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
Evarts said the raid was conducted by the department’s Special Services Division as part of an ongoing investigation into smoke shops that are not licensed dispensaries illegally selling marijuana products.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
After every round of voting, smoke is released from a chimney atop the church.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
Verb
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Within hours of Hamas’s attack, on October 7th, 2023, Israel began bombing Gaza.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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New York’s No. 1 romantic love bombs his new squeeze with grocery deliveries and an in-home masseuse visit, and Kate watches from the street as a pants-less Bronte runs out to tip the masseuse, who assures her that Joe Goldberg covered it all.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Interest in walkable communities appears to be picking up steam—TikTok videos on the subject have garnered millions of views, and resource tools like 15-Minute City and WalkScore are educating people about living in walkable cities.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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As the museum picked up steam, Plant got a letter where 14 items from Diana’s collection were anonymously given to her for the museum.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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That's for naught if conservatives tank the bill first.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
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His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Then, the dust cloud will reappear in the night sky toward the end of April.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Pregame The clouds are rolling into Fayetteville as Arkansas and Texas A&M players go through warmups.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From there, the movie around her is soon reduced to a nothingness of its own making.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Vilenkin, meanwhile, has suggested that the universe instead emerged spontaneously from a state of nothingness via a strange quantum mechanics phenomenon known as quantum tunneling.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trailing 0-2, the Heat now faces a series deficit that not many NBA teams have overcome.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Not without its controversy, like life, the show has tried to demonstrate that family can overcome anything with love, laughter, and conversation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The roar of generators and smell of fumes filled the air as a growing number of Puerto Ricans renewed calls for the government to cancel the contracts with Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power, and Genera PR, which oversees generation.—
Dánica Coto,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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To make sure your company isn’t left behind and running on fumes, take the time now to research and then adopt green logistics strategies and partnerships.—
Greg Hewitt,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Smoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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