as in to bomb
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoke
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Black smoke was seen rising from the vessel, and footage aired by local news station RBC showed a tug boat spraying a column of water at the ship's bow.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
At Mama Mezze in New York City, a crispy, tender chicken schnitzel topped with bright slaw and smoked harissa aioli, tucked into a soft challah bun.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The smoke from both fires is drifting into metro areas of the county, according to the National Weather Service Miami.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Black smoke was seen rising from the vessel, and footage aired by local news station RBC showed a tug boat spraying a column of water at the ship's bow.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
In a subgroup who smoked, there was a significant reduction in the consumption of cigarettes per day as well.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Aug. 2025
At Mama Mezze in New York City, a crispy, tender chicken schnitzel topped with bright slaw and smoked harissa aioli, tucked into a soft challah bun.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
Verb
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Russia's insistence on a peace agreement rather than a ceasefire appears to be a strategic maneuver designed to prolong hostilities and allow Russia to continue bombing Ukrainian cities.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Its time at Sony wasn’t very fruitful; Biblical comedy The Book of Clarence bombed, as did the action comedy The Machine.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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It is recommended to alternate between the steam and ice shower, which drops to a chilling 46 degrees.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The rope dyeing technique cuts water usage by up to 93 percent, along with significant reductions in steam (83 percent), greenhouse gas emissions (82 percent), electricity (72 percent), chemicals (24 percent), and indigo consumption (22 percent).—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lucas Giolito’s 7 shutout innings for naught as Sox can’t complete sweep The Red Sox squandered seven shutout innings from Lucas Giolito and dropped yet another 1-run game.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To prevent having to deep clean your baseboards all the time, Matthews suggests dusting your baseboards regularly.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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Unplug the fan, wipe the exterior grates with a damp microfiber cloth or dusting mitt to remove dust, and—if the grills are removable—clean the blades and interior parts the same way before reassembling.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But by Sunday, the clouds had cleared, and so had Scottie Scheffler's path to victory.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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However much users now save important data to the cloud, the prospect of an SSD failing with crucial stuff on it is alarming.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At nearly 60, a life of nothingness without love—what is the point?—
Greg Norman , David Spunt,
FOXNews.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Many start to fear that only a sense of nothingness comes after.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Pointing to a legal analysis weighing reasons why the FTC's antitrust claims might not hold up in court, Olson suggested that the FTC is unlikely to overcome constitutional protections and win its ad war on the merits.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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The eventual winner will have to overcome astronomical odds of 1 in 292.2 million to win the Powerball jackpot.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Harsh chemicals from commercial cleaners could potentially cause unwanted fumes and odors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Cooking fumes, dust, smoking indoors and pet dander also bring down air quality.—
Katherine Weaver,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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“Smoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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