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Recent Examples of smoke out
By 2010, a knit face covering couldn’t even hide her beauty—dewy skin and smoked out eyes—at Vogue’s 90th Anniversary Party.
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Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
Incensed, Lee delivers Dale’s notes to Pearl, hoping to smoke out the only other person who can finger Frank for the murder: Betty Jo.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The level design occasionally takes inspiration from the multiplayer, where the solution to smoking out a sniper is usually to bring an entire building down.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
But neighbors who are sensitive to smoke because of health conditions, asthma, or allergies won't appreciate being smoked out by your grill.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025
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Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
Incensed, Lee delivers Dale’s notes to Pearl, hoping to smoke out the only other person who can finger Frank for the murder: Betty Jo.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The level design occasionally takes inspiration from the multiplayer, where the solution to smoking out a sniper is usually to bring an entire building down.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
But neighbors who are sensitive to smoke because of health conditions, asthma, or allergies won't appreciate being smoked out by your grill.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smoke out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke out
Verb
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In doing so, lawmakers in the GOP will be forced to fully own the unpredictable consequences of the widening conflict.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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That’s wins in 10 straight road outings for the Hornets, who also own the NBA’s longest current longest overall win streak at six games — with all the triumphs coming by at least 16 points.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of leaving them all as mulch beneath the trees, rake up excess needles, especially those that accumulate on driveways and along curbs.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Call your local representatives and ask them to support PSC Reform bills, talk to your neighbors about your bills to increase awareness, and rake up the muck.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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After all, Payton only weeks ago acknowledged Denver could be proud of a 14-3 season and simultaneously take a sober view of it.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Big East acknowledged after the game the officials blew the calls.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in 2025, scientists unearthed a new dinosaur — and its ancient leftovers — in a tourist hot spot in Argentina.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rattlesnake Saloon Tuscumbia During the construction of this one-of-a-kind bar, restaurant, and music venue, workers unearthed a rattlesnake den, mother and twelve babies included, and the name wrote itself.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Theah Loudemia Russell, 19, confessed to suffocating Harvey and attempting to suffocate another child, according to murder and assault charges.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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So did confessing to a crime, oddly.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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Creuzot, who conceded Wednesday after the final results were released, thanked supporters, voters and his family, and congratulated Givens.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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And if this week has been any indication, the players may be closer to conceding ground than owners.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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When looking to teals and turquoise to impart a calming effect, Kurc advises taking a more muted perspective.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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The hotel took it a step further by tapping interior designer Amanda Reynal, founder of Amanda Reynal Interiors, to impart the whimsy and joy of the Lilly aesthetic to the suites.—
Anne Bratskeir,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Trump officials have rebuked the Biden administration for allowing millions of asylum seekers into the country through the southern border, arguing that doing so has endangered public safety by admitting potential criminals.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even prosecutor Laurie Baio admitted that, despite Kassotis' inconsistencies, jurors might have doubts about his guilt.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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