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Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026 Air Quality alerts will remain in place until 4 PM as Colorado's strong west winds will push that smoke out later today.—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026 Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026 Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents.—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smoke out