stoked; stoking
1
: to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
2
: to feed abundantly
3
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car—
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: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
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Examples of stoke in a Sentence
The engineer stoked the coals.
The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.
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Both June and July saw downward revisions to the number of jobs created and that stoked fears the Fed needs to cut interest rates, while at the same time furthering the ambiguity by just how much.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The detention of a Japanese pharmaceutical executive early last year also stoked public alarm about the safety of Japanese citizens in China.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
In the year and a half since Carlson was fired by Fox News, the former primetime host turned internet vlogger has stoked controversy and garnered embarrassment through his web videos and speaking appearances.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
Bruno said these are not necessarily pro-worker policies, but rather stoke a sense among some working class voters that America is falling behind.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The detention of a Japanese pharmaceutical executive early last year also stoked public alarm about the safety of Japanese citizens in China.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2024
In the year and a half since Carlson was fired by Fox News, the former primetime host turned internet vlogger has stoked controversy and garnered embarrassment through his web videos and speaking appearances.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
Bruno said these are not necessarily pro-worker policies, but rather stoke a sense among some working class voters that America is falling behind.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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stoke
verb
stoked; stoking
1
: to stir up or tend (as a fire)
2
: to supply (as a furnace) with fuel
3
: to feed plentifully
stoker
noun
Medical Definition
stoke
noun
: the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity being that of a fluid which has a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per cubic centimeter
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