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
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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Yet the President himself stokes fears of a slippery slope to strongman rule with his blanket assertions of power, his disregard for democratic guardrails, and his talk of running for a third term, despite the 22nd Amendment’s prohibition.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
That briefly stoked concerns that Trump might fire Powell and challenge the U.S. central bank’s independence.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
From a Mediterranean-style cave home to an estate in the heart of the Yucca Valley that will stoke your sense of adventure, there are so many ways to take in Hollywood’s quieter counterpart, which offers a slice of serenity moments away from city life.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Some Democrats are already making moves that have stoked 2028 speculation, from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcasts to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (N.Y.) recent series of rallies alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
That briefly stoked concerns that Trump might fire Powell and challenge the U.S. central bank’s independence.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
From a Mediterranean-style cave home to an estate in the heart of the Yucca Valley that will stoke your sense of adventure, there are so many ways to take in Hollywood’s quieter counterpart, which offers a slice of serenity moments away from city life.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
Some Democrats are already making moves that have stoked 2028 speculation, from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcasts to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (N.Y.) recent series of rallies alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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