as in to bomb
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoke
Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
But Team Blue ultimately squanders their lead, completely botching the puzzle as the other two tribes smoke theirs.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Five were treated for gunshots and three for smoke from the fire.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Alice, at twenty, was left to manage a household of male relations, arranging meals and flowers in a miasma of cigar smoke.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Aspiring male model Ryan Leonard, president of New York University’s College Republicans, was taking a break and smoking a cigarette outside the venue.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
But Team Blue ultimately squanders their lead, completely botching the puzzle as the other two tribes smoke theirs.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke
Verb
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Junta forces have bombed civilians in a bid to suppress rebellious provinces, killing thousands.—
Dan Swift,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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If Smith had bombed and Wilson had flourished in Denver, the stakes could have been high for Schneider.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Secure lid on food processor and remove center piece of food chute to allow steam to escape.—
Elizabeth Mervosh,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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One can make the case that many voters are also willing to be selective in their vision—the right’s defense of free speech gathered steam despite the Republican Party suffering from even more seemingly intractable internal contradictions on the issue.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This isn't to say that Raskin's quest for a truly humane computer has completely come to naught.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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So the general vindication of the method was a very big deal for the IRS because, had the Tax Court invalidated the method, basically the whole cautionary and regulatory overhaul would have been for naught.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Not dusting before vacuuming or disinfecting.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The outside is dusted with sugar.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An excellent crosser of the ball, though, so every cloud.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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At its core, the cloud is a model analogous to electricity, water, and other utilities; computing is a commodified service, generated at a remote location (in this case, a data center) and delivered through a network (here, the internet).—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Eckhardt’s commentaries on God and scripture are dense and recursive, breaking ideas into component parts, placing them onto higher and lower planes, making hierarchies and triads out of them until eventually becoming something like an investigation into being and nothingness themselves.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For Woodruff, The Green Kitchen was born out of her own healing journey after overcoming the Epstein-Barr virus and heavy metal toxicity through mindful eating and nutrient-dense foods.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The six-week course, according to a syllabus, blends positive thinking with business and money strategies, offering advice on how to outwork the competition, manage ego, overcome failure and set goals — with homework assignments included.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hidden behind a large flowerpot with a single withered flower, the windows are covered over by a grayish-yellow curtain, brittle with lager fumes.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Coats of paint have been quickly applied to common areas, and some apartments have been sprayed for roaches, bringing fumes that caused the Lee’s Summit Fire Department to make another visit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Smoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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