as in to bomb
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoke
ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Alarms blared and smoke filled every corridor.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Dawes noted there was no direct proof smoking cigarettes had caused the blaze.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
Overnight, the smoke coiled upward and gave way to acid rain that stained the city black.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Alarms blared and smoke filled every corridor.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
Verb
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After invading Ukraine, Russia bombed civilians and cut off their heat and electricity.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In July 2006, Israel bombed the airport during a previous war with Hezbollah.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unlike its predecessor, the new carrier will feature electromagnetic catapults instead of steam systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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At a time when some manufacturers, like Mercedes and BMW, are pausing deployment of their more advanced Level 3 autonomous driving systems, Rivian is going full steam ahead.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hopes that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama would seriously boost the traditional arts largely came to naught.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
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Showrunners Lilla and Nora Zuckerman were doing rewrites, all for naught.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The powerful storm that moved through the Kansas City area dusted the metro with around an inch of snow.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
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Still, this is a team that’s continually dusted itself off and gotten back into the fight.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Israel has also struck oil facilities, causing toxic, black rain to fall and thick clouds of black smoke to billow around Tehran, affecting civilians.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Under a few clouds, temperatures quickly drop back below freezing outside of the Beltway this evening.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But that nothingness slowly but surely became one of the most popular sitcoms ever.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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At roughly nine thousand three hundred feet above sea level, the thin subzero air assaulted my lungs immediately, and the reflective background and uninterrupted nothingness attracted my focus to hints of pastel colors.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Hornets overcame foul trouble and a big free-throw discrepancy to win Tuesday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Graduate students in tie-dye shirts worked under fume hoods; on the glass that protected them from chemicals, synthesis reactions were scribbled in black marker.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wearing a mask can further limit fume exposure.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Smoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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