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Recent Examples of smoke out
McKenna recalls production having to smoke out snakes and scorpions each day before filming began.
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
By 2010, a knit face covering couldn’t even hide her beauty—dewy skin and smoked out eyes—at Vogue’s 90th Anniversary Party.
—Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
Everyone is trying to smoke out moles, or plant some of their own.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Imposing the personality cult upon the state is designed not only to burnish the leader’s image, but to create opportunities to smoke out dissidents.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
By 2010, a knit face covering couldn’t even hide her beauty—dewy skin and smoked out eyes—at Vogue’s 90th Anniversary Party.
—Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke out
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There’s Chateau de Fère and Les Crayères, which is very imposing and old-fashioned; a couple of very nice funky little boutique hotels (including one owned by the Selosse family who make amazing, and amazingly priced, grower Champagne) and lots of good chambres d'hôtes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Building community through art Chris Goode, a community leader who owns of Ruby Jean’s Juicery next door, said Wharry’s studio represents the kind of investment that can continue to matter after the World Cup ends.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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Spring cleanup will be an easy matter of loosely raking up dead foliage.—
Marie Iannotti,
The Spruce,
9 May 2026
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Mow the lawn to a lower height than usual, being sure to bag the grass clippings and rake up any remaining debris that can keep the seeds from coming into contact with the soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Other works allude to Max Beckmann, Paul Klee, and Pontormo, all of whom Nilsson has acknowledged as influences.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Tomás’s belief that maps should acknowledge the marginalized and less powerful—that there’s more to history than what the victors convey—is seemingly shared by O’Farrell.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Potential side effects The downside to treating zinc cream like an overnight face mask is that the very thing making skin look calmer can also unearth problems beneath the surface.—
Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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The letter was later unearthed in 2024 when it was sold at an auction house in Paris.—
Christopher Luu,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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That same day, the then-Prince Charles had confessed his adultery on television.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
30 May 2026
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But in the finale, Deborah confesses that her hands are bigger than Ava’s.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, the only other major Republican candidate, had not yet conceded as of Thursday morning.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The Añejo is aged for about 15 months in ex-bourbon American oak barrels, imparting a notably sweet, dessert-like profile.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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In turn, these ingredients will firm the skin, visibly smooth fine lines, impart a youthful glow, and provide deep nourishment.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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In both public settlements, JPMorgan did not admit wrongdoing in its dealings with Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Even dating app executives have admitted Gen Z can be tough customers.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20out. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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