smoke 1 of 2

verb

Definition of smokenext
slang
as in to dust
to defeat by a large margin man, they totally smoked us today!

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smoke

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noun

1
as in steam

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as in naught

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Recent Examples of smoke
Verb
And, of course, you’re not supposed to smoke on TV, but everyone decided to smoke on TV last night. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 According to Dashika Balak, a doctor who leads Fiji's national HIV treatment, care and support efforts, the risk of HIV transmission has also been exacerbated by a nationwide shift from smoking meth to injecting it. — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
Oxford Police Department A father and son who worked at a Mississippi smoke shop were charged by federal prosecutors in connection with one of the two Ole Miss student deaths that took place last week. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 As the Dome Fire continues to burn in Yosemite National Park, there is the risk of some of the smoke sinking down and settling in the Sacramento Valley this weekend in the absence of any breeze to blow it away. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smoke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
  1. dust
  2. steam
  3. naught
  4. bomb
  5. cloud
  6. nothingness
  7. overcome
  8. fume
Verb
  • The other sweet addition features buttermilk biscuit dough that’s fried, dusted with sugar and served with caramel sauce for dipping.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Elderly couples surrounded us in somber ceremony, each of them in seats clustered close to one another, some holding hands, their fingers dusted in crumb cake.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dust
Noun
  • The main draw is the Desert Spring hydrotherapy circuit, which involves plunging between multiple hot and cold pools, steam rooms, and saunas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And this is where the back-and-forth picks up steam because the Patriots became aware of CJGJ's comments about Chism on Monday morning.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of steam
Noun
  • Skubal scattered three hits and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, which would have gone for naught without the Hernández and Pages home runs.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Tulsa’s visions of a Top-25 kind of season appear for naught.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of naught
Verb
  • But few could have anticipated just how badly the film would bomb.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Associated Press LONDON -- Two Iranian men conducted surveillance of a Manchester synagogue that was the site of a deadly attack a year ago as part of a plot to bomb it this year, a prosecutor said Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • While Sony is expected to eventually announce a PlayStation handheld that natively plays PS5 games on next-gen AMD graphics, its PlayStation Portal streams games instead, either from your home PlayStation or from Sony’s cloud.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Its clouds of gas and dust form a physical shape resembling an unopened, blooming rosebud, glowing rosy-pink from dust heated by these stars.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of cloud
Noun
  • The stone never does talk to Larry, and Dillard ends that story by succumbing to her faith in the nothingness.
    — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For some of us, this is a very counterintuitive notion, as the notion of things existing within and moving through some form of empty nothingness just doesn’t make any sense.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Definition of nothingness
Verb
  • These sessions have helped Ellis develop a better understanding of the challenges others have overcome.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The three-time AL MVP played just seven games after May 31 because of a fractured rib and the leg injury, an absence the team couldn't overcome.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcome
Noun
  • Ensure your storage spaces are properly ventilated to avoid damage from moisture buildup and chemical fume exposure.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
  • The report points to the adoption and use of Airbus' A320s — the world's best-selling aircraft — which United, American, and Delta Air Lines currently operate, as a contributing factor to the increase in fume events.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of fume

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