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Recent Examples of stoking
The horror of Kirk’s murder will serve the demands of the content mill, stoking more outraged engagement among his preëxisting fan base.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Images of Gaza, carried nonstop on Emirati and Saudi news channels — not just Qatar’s Al Jazeera or Iranian media — are stoking widespread anger, the analyst said.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
To many observers Cox has stood out as a voice of reason focused on finding common ground instead of stoking divisions.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The difference between stoking a civil war and pretending to stoke one is ultimately immaterial.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Including in a defining moment on Sunday, one that will be a lot more about stoking the present and future than making amends for the past.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
There is mounting concern about governments' abilities to service rising debt levels without stoking inflation.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But some residents complained they weren’t provided enough information about the project, which became a cause celebre for Republicans who led the way in stoking fears about the prospect of communist infiltration, given the Chinese ownership of the plant’s parent company.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Images of Gaza, carried nonstop on Emirati and Saudi news channels — not just Qatar’s Al Jazeera or Iranian media — are stoking widespread anger, the analyst said.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
To many observers Cox has stood out as a voice of reason focused on finding common ground instead of stoking divisions.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The difference between stoking a civil war and pretending to stoke one is ultimately immaterial.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Including in a defining moment on Sunday, one that will be a lot more about stoking the present and future than making amends for the past.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
There is mounting concern about governments' abilities to service rising debt levels without stoking inflation.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But some residents complained they weren’t provided enough information about the project, which became a cause celebre for Republicans who led the way in stoking fears about the prospect of communist infiltration, given the Chinese ownership of the plant’s parent company.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoking
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Now the Icon Class family is expanding, with three equally hefty sister ships.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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An artisan pizzeria with South Beach roots is expanding across the state.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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What was once a rapidly accelerating movement now faces significant headwinds, with both external and internal pressures threatening to stall progress.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This innovative installation may hold one of the keys to accelerating a transition away from fossil fuels that scientists say is necessary if the world is to avoid the worst effects of climate change.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The active damping system, the company said, increases off-road speed while boosting gunners’ hit probability and extending the life of subsystems.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Like Seagram's glass walls that revealed rather than concealed, these systems must maintain transparency in their recommendations, augmenting rather than replacing clinical judgment.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That product was built from the ground up around AI and was possible only because of AI, as opposed to augmenting an existing product with AI.—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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There were times when raising kids, building careers, and paying bills felt overwhelming.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Stoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoking. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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