smoked

past tense of smoke, slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smoked There are several different rums in the lineup, including un-aged and barrel-aged versions, as well as a spiced rum that’s smoked over a peat fire to give it some of that classic Islay character. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 City Works, in the Shops at Clearfork, will offer a $29 three-course lunch menu featuring burgers, salads, wraps, bowls, chicken piccata, fish-and-chips or smoked meatloaf, with peanut-butter Snickers pie for dessert. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026 Composed of a roster headlined by top pick Yaxel Lendeborg and genuine NBA rotation players such as Will Richard, LJ Cryer and Malevy Leons, the summer league Warriors smoked their first two opponents at Chase Center. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The Red Devils smoked the Stars and Stripes 5-2 in an international friendly back in March. Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Think cucumber and smoked salmon sandwiches, cheddar scallion and marigold scones, and prosciutto and fig crostini with lavender (served with bubbles and optional caviar, but of course). Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026 While the restaurant is closing, the owners of Boss Hog haven’t smoked their last rack. Evan Moore july 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 Fresh meat that went unsold was smoked and sold to hungry customers. Adrian Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 Opener Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner partnered in the seventh over of the chase and smoked the bowlers in an unbeaten combination of 63 runs from 37 balls for a winning 127-2. ABC News, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoked
Verb
  • The next morning, the wind whipped the lake to a froth, making the crossing to the river’s outlet impossible.
    John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • And, alas, there isn't the customary chain saw whipped out at the end.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Coulombe issued three walks over the final two innings and threw 37 pitches.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Off a cross from Anthony Gordon, Jude Bellingham shook off defenders en route to the left side of the box, and buried home a left-footed shot toward the far post.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The appeal is largely practical, since powders travel well in a bag, don’t leave hands greasy and can be dusted on without disturbing whatever’s already on your skin.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • The courses can be tiny, from a teeny teacup of hot chicken broth infused with the aged Alpine echo of Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese or a squiggly sweet funnel cake dusted with spicebush berry sugar.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • It was triggered by a punishing summer heat dome that smothered more than 200 million people.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Chocolate‑covered everything Chocolate is the year’s dominant sweet, whether it’s poured, drizzled, dipped or smothered.
    Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Clarity is the butter creamed with sugar.
    Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • Jude Bellingham scored twice in a two-minute span to give England a 2-0 lead, Mexico rallied, Kane scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick and England overcame a Jarell Quansah red card, playing the final 48 minutes a man down.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Pitching in the rotation spot vacated when Randy Vásquez went on the IL with a right ankle bruise, Márquez overcame a 31-pitch first inning and was able to walk off the mound four innings later pumping his fist after throwing just 51 more.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

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“Smoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoked. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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