as in to bomb
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoke
Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Emma Laird recalls a moment — not all that long ago — when she was stood on the rooftop of her apartment in Los Angeles, looking out across a postcard-worthy sunset skyline and smoking a cigarette.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Topaz uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which can capture images through clouds, smoke, and darkness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Understand, not everybody smoked.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Emma Laird recalls a moment — not all that long ago — when she was stood on the rooftop of her apartment in Los Angeles, looking out across a postcard-worthy sunset skyline and smoking a cigarette.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
That started to go up in smoke three games into the season when Nuno left, and things have barely stopped burning since.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Topaz uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which can capture images through clouds, smoke, and darkness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
Verb
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The war ended after NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, eventually forcing it to pull out its troops from the territory.—
Zana Cimili,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The suspects who bombed the office of Alex Odeh have long been identified by the FBI, and while one was imprisoned for unrelated crimes, the other two have been living comfortably in Israel for many years.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Described as the largest steam-producing heat pump ever built, the plant demonstrates the technical and commercial viability of large-scale heat pump technology for energy-intensive industries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Johnson posted on social media a picture of himself with an Eagle emoji and the emoji of a face with steam coming from its nose.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Of course, these early positions were all for naught.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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Banchero’s 37-point, 10-rebound showing at Cleveland, however, was all for naught when Jamahl Mosley‘s squad fell 114-98 inside Rocket Arena on NBC’s streaming service Peacock.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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There are a number of ways that it can be served, including as a base for a savory taco or as a dessert dusted with powdery sugar.—
Becky Bartkowski,
AZCentral.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cut them into manageable pieces to use for dusting surfaces, from your car’s dashboard to your bedroom ceiling fan.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What piles up now melts gradually through spring and summer, feeding rivers, farms, and household taps long after the clouds clear.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Carnegie Mellon was building a big initiative for an academic cloud lab—$50 million of equipment controlled by a mix of people and robots—and the interface would be via code.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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After nearly 80 years, hope for answers to the infamous 1947 Black Dahlia murder had faded into nothingness.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Her personality has eroded into smooth, agreeable nothingness.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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France’s Eric Perrot overcame a wobble on the final shoot and a late surge from Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to win a sensational first men’s relay gold medal for his country today.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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While most fungal attempts at infection fail, a small number do succeed thanks to the constant evolutionary pressure on pathogens to overcome host plant defenses.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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These quiet, fume-free SUVs lend well to the outdoor life and light footprint vibe.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Several of our reviewers live with pets, have asthma or allergies, or were hoping the devices would keep areas like the kitchen and bedroom fume-free.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Smoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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