as in to bomb
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoke
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Order had barely been restored when Toronto’s George Springer smoked a comebacker off Wrobleski for a single, putting runners on first and second with one out.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Video from the scene showed smoke rising from the wreckage as Ramesh stumbled away with minor visible injuries.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Verb
In May, Wilson was arrested for allegedly smoking crack on a subway train, according to police.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Order had barely been restored when Toronto’s George Springer smoked a comebacker off Wrobleski for a single, putting runners on first and second with one out.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
Helm sees smoke rising on the other side of the forest, without lightning or lava’s arson.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Video from the scene showed smoke rising from the wreckage as Ramesh stumbled away with minor visible injuries.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
Verb
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Residents have been forced to eat animal food and hides as community kitchens are bombed.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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An art conservator who'd prefer to be immersed in detail work, Sarah is bombing as the host of a dinner party where her entrepreneur husband (Tom Riley) hopes to impress an obnoxious prospective investor (Tom Goodman-Hill) when a literal explosive goes off in her neighborhood.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, avoid using steam on moisture-sensitive and heat-sensitive items and surfaces.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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When sautéing, stir the squash often to release steam and prevent browning.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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So, all the drama was for naught.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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But what does that even mean, for naught?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Work from Top to Bottom Start your week dusting and wiping down upper surfaces like countertops and cabinets, then concentrate on floors.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Best places to view celestial events in Wisconsin The best conditions to see the night sky will be with clear skies without clouds or haze.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Known as cosmic inflation, this strange, fleeting period is usually considered to have been an expansion of near nothingness because, at the time, most of the universe’s elementary particles had yet to blink into existence.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
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The first part of the drive is notable for its nothingness — nearly 90 minutes of sand, sagebrush, prickly pear and juniper.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Conversely, poor initial AI experiences create resistance that’s difficult to overcome.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The researchers overcame this by using molecular beam epitaxy, a precise technique for growing ultra-thin crystal layers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2014, the Journal found, there were about 12 fume events per million departures.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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Even the fumes coming from the gas container can ignite.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Smoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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