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smoke out

verb

smoked out; smoking out; smokes out

transitive verb

1
: to drive out by or as if by smoke
2
: to cause to be made public

Examples of smoke out in a Sentence

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Incensed, Lee delivers Dale’s notes to Pearl, hoping to smoke out the only other person who can finger Frank for the murder: Betty Jo. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025 The level design occasionally takes inspiration from the multiplayer, where the solution to smoking out a sniper is usually to bring an entire building down. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 Things get complicated when Shay recruits the neighborhood creep for backup and Yaki brings in an ex-cop to smoke out his blackmailer. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 But neighbors who are sensitive to smoke because of health conditions, asthma, or allergies won't appreciate being smoked out by your grill. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smoke out

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of smoke out was in 1593

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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20out. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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