Thesaurus results for SMOKES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of smoke, slang

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin man, they totally smoked us today!

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smokes

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noun

plural of smoke

as in fumes

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Recent Examples of smokes

Verb

There is a common misconception that someone who smokes only a few cigarettes a day has a small fraction of the cardiovascular risk of someone who smokes a pack a day. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 That being said, the GS5 absolutely smokes the Harman Kardon speakers in my laptop. — Joe Salas july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 The chain also smokes turkey, pork and sausages on its pits, which run 24 hours a day. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Among children with asthma who are treated in emergency departments, about 40% have at least one parent who smokes. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Three of the 10 winners are puros—smokes whose binder, wrapper, and filler are grown in a single country—and each of them offers a focused creative statement, rather than complexity for complexity’s sake. — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 Gas stoves are particularly bad offenders, but even electric stoves release particles into the air when food sizzles, sears, or smokes. — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026 In season 1, Tommy smokes 27 cigarettes, with his highest per episode count at six cigarettes in episode 2. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 However, how often and how many cigarettes this population smokes is less clear. — Hannah Harper, Health, 2 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokes

Verb

The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.

— Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of bombs

Noun

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
The Nobel committee said IceCube would take neutrino astronomy to a new level, providing information about cosmic phenomena that are hidden behind dust clouds and distant space objects such as black holes.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of clouds

Verb

Simmons made some phenomenal throws all over the field, including to his primary receiver, Cayden Lee.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas (20) throws to first base in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of throws

Verb

Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of dusts

Verb

Everyone stress-tests the checkout, then quietly buries returns, cancellations and subscription pauses.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The winter months pass, long nights, a bomb cyclone that buries my basement windows in snow and leaves me to lurk in the dark like a slumbering bear, and then spring arrives abrupt and clanging and golden.

— Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of buries

Verb

There is an art to stylizing a position of interrogation in excess of its biomechanics, an art to how lockstep beats a cadence while a unit swells into an enveloping arc.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
RingEx beats Unite hands down here, with hundreds of integration options.

— John Brandon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of beats

Verb

This approach overcomes limitations in thick-electrode battery manufacturing, creating higher-energy-density batteries suitable for long-range electric vehicles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Maybe your favorite wrestler finally overcomes insurmountable odds to become a world champion.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026