smoked

past tense of smoke, slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smoked The dark smoked version pairs neatly with schaufele, the pork‑shoulder specialty served at Klosterbrau’s restaurant in the old town. David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026 Even so, many professional baseball players smoked cigarettes into the 1970s, while the more discreet practice of chewing tobacco persisted longer. Tom Reinsfelder, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 Then, Bryce Heinselman smoked a triple that gave the Shamrocks a lead. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 Whether the weed was smoked or taken in edible form is probably also important; THC immediately affects the brain when smoking while edibles take time for the body to metabolize. Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 3 June 2026 Tommy’s son Cooper comes in second place for cigarettes smoked with two. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Maddox smoked a single to right. Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 June 2026 Meanwhile, smoked chicken with a pale ale or Belgian-style Witbier is a great match. Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 Their risk was similar to people who had quit smoking before the study began and those who had never smoked. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoked
Verb
  • The combination of sugar snap peas and whipped tofu with a sizzling oil drizzle is a meatless stunner.
    Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 10 June 2026
  • Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • But when you’re threatened with your house being bombed, with your reputation being destroyed—that’s not a comfortable environment.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • Oil prices rose around 3% after the Pentagon said the United States bombed Iranian military sites, retaliation for Tehran's shooting down of an American drone.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The impact threw everyone on board into the water and ripped a large hole in the side of the vessel.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • For her birthday, the brothers threw a party at the compound.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • That could be a good thing for USC-UCLA, Iowa-Nebraska, Illinois-Northwestern and other Big Ten rivalry games that tend to get buried on the last weekend of the regular season.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • His ashes are buried in the Memorial Garden at our church and his name added to a list of those who reside there.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The nose features vanilla and caramel alongside bright red fruit, citrus, and a light floral lift, all dusted with clove and black pepper.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The 2025-26 Premier League season is done and dusted — so what better time than right now to predict who will win it next time?
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • One night in 1983, the two smothered Smith’s kitchen in corn kernels.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026
  • When doctors smothered it in ointment, about 45 larvae crawled out.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Adding the lemon zest to the sugar and butter when creamed together helps to extract the fragrant oils from the lemon zest.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Carolina overcame the same deficit, in the third period, to win Game 2 in overtime.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 June 2026
  • Slowed by a medical issue the last two seasons, DeMaio overcame that hurdle to have a huge senior year playing alongside her twin sister, Ava.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

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“Smoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoked. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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