as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
we're pretty stoked about the upcoming benefit concert featuring a galaxy of rock stars
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
hopefully, offering stock options will stoke workers' commitment to the company
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Recent Examples of stoked
Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Public concern has been stoked in Greece by online videos posted by Greek fishing crews, showing the fish sinking their teeth into soda cans or pieces of wood.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
That seems innocent enough, but that simple phrase has stoked massive controversy in Germany.
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Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The commission has stoked controversy throughout its existence.
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Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Traders remained in a buoyant mood after news that the two sides had paused their conflict, which had sent energy costs soaring and stoked inflation.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Poland stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor, a decision that stoked tensions between Ukraine and one of the country’s staunchest supporters in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
These expectations, stoked by Netanyahu and his media allies, were always unrealistic and have predictably curdled into disillusionment.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
But both stoked the public, and that stoking backfired.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Verb
The political backlash to the shooting at Bondi can be seen as a product of fear stoked by the attack, of course, but beneath that a deeper anxiety about the transformations occurring in Australian society can be detected.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Public concern has been stoked in Greece by online videos posted by Greek fishing crews, showing the fish sinking their teeth into soda cans or pieces of wood.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
That seems innocent enough, but that simple phrase has stoked massive controversy in Germany.
—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The commission has stoked controversy throughout its existence.
—
Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Traders remained in a buoyant mood after news that the two sides had paused their conflict, which had sent energy costs soaring and stoked inflation.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Poland stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor, a decision that stoked tensions between Ukraine and one of the country’s staunchest supporters in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—
David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
These expectations, stoked by Netanyahu and his media allies, were always unrealistic and have predictably curdled into disillusionment.
—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
But both stoked the public, and that stoking backfired.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoked
Adjective
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The 21-year-old was nervous and excited putting on the Lakers’ gold jersey Friday at Chase Center.
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Mauricio Umansky, Richards' estranged husband, is just as excited for the family's new addition.
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And Harleys has entirely redesigned the rear -suspension and increased its travel 117 per cent to five inches (13 cm).
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The share of workers with hybrid schedules has increased a bit, while the share in fully remote positions has only seen a slight decline.
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China, the world's top crude importer, has not been particularly enthusiastic about purchasing Iranian oil, despite traditionally being the main buyer of the country's energy.
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None of these kids sits at the top of the Australian rankings, but behind them is a team of enthusiastic parents who formed a non-profit – Red Dirt Australian Rodeo – to raise money for the trip.
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Since his appointment to COO in 2018, the firm’s assets under management have roughly doubled, while its client base has expanded across new geographies.
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Companies that made the largest AI investment expanded entry-level job hiring by 12%.
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Morse, a progressive Republican from Wisconsin and an avid Cold Warrior, had been elected to the Senate from Oregon but left the Republican Party in part because of its failure to denounce Joseph McCarthy and, in 1955, became a Democrat.
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Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.
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This openness also accelerated the tech industry in a less obvious way.
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The financial collapse in 2008 accelerated wealth inequality.
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Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
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Up in arms about the way the government has been controlling the food supply, the common folk are eager to test their newfound democratic power.
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The administration boosted federal law enforcement for city patrols and then announced a crime emergency, taking control of DC’s police department and ordering an influx of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops.
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While federal pandemic aid has boosted the state budget for years, that funding is running dry.
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