as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
man, they totally smoked us today!
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Recent Examples of smoked
Bonus points for a welcoming embrace of tobacco smoke around the premises, even if it's been years since anyone (legally) smoked inside.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The three-course dine-in menu features a choice of entrees including roasted turkey, smoked ham or grilled salmon, with a choice of salads, pastas, sides, and desserts.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Order had barely been restored when Toronto’s George Springer smoked a comebacker off Wrobleski for a single, putting runners on first and second with one out.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Locke smoked the field at this past spring’s TAPPS state track meet, winning gold in the 1,600 and 3,200.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Outside a building-material store in Concord, a group of eight Hispanic men smoked cigarettes and talked quietly among themselves in Spanish — voicing sadness and fear at the pending raids.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Hammerheads restaurant, known for ribs, smoked chicken wings, and unique sandwiches, is celebrating 15 years in Louisville.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Some of its raw bar options include smoked tuna dip for $15, shrimp cocktail for $18, hamachi for $17 and more.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Other foods high in tyramine include fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, smoked meats like bacon, salami, and ham, and certain alcoholic beverages.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
The three-course dine-in menu features a choice of entrees including roasted turkey, smoked ham or grilled salmon, with a choice of salads, pastas, sides, and desserts.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Order had barely been restored when Toronto’s George Springer smoked a comebacker off Wrobleski for a single, putting runners on first and second with one out.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Locke smoked the field at this past spring’s TAPPS state track meet, winning gold in the 1,600 and 3,200.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Outside a building-material store in Concord, a group of eight Hispanic men smoked cigarettes and talked quietly among themselves in Spanish — voicing sadness and fear at the pending raids.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Hammerheads restaurant, known for ribs, smoked chicken wings, and unique sandwiches, is celebrating 15 years in Louisville.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Some of its raw bar options include smoked tuna dip for $15, shrimp cocktail for $18, hamachi for $17 and more.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Other foods high in tyramine include fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, smoked meats like bacon, salami, and ham, and certain alcoholic beverages.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoked
Verb
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Cherry already has a soft spot for Biancani, never mind the grueling conditioning, including countless hours of running that whipped the Hornets into shape.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Ovechkin gathered the puck on his forehand, quickly turned it over to his backhand and whipped it into the net.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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It’s been a few days since the United States bombed the Venezuelan capital in an operation that resulted in the capture of Chavista President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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This year, the United States has bombed Iran, Syria, Nigeria and Venezuela.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes, improving his case to be the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rescue workers searched on Friday for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Prince, who buried her 700th career point in the fourth quarter, scored 15 of her points in the second half after holding off a late surge from the Hoosiers (11-6, 0-5 Big Ten) in the third quarter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Farther north, snow dusted Bologna and gave skiers in the Dolomites reason to cheer, though freezing temperatures are forecast for much of the north and central part of the peninsula over the coming days.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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But in the last 25 years — starting with what was considered at the time the madness of England’s two-day defeat of West Indies at Headingley in 2000 — 12 have been done and dusted on day two.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Etouffees, stewy mixtures served over rice whose name is derived from the French word for smothered.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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Smolen scrambled and threw a high pass into the end zone, where Thompson was smothered by three defenders.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Keldon Johnson had 27 points, Victor Wembanyama added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Luka Doncic to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the top 20 pieces — 10 free, 10 behind our STAT+ paywall — are more interesting and revealing than that list, with each story adding important nuance and personal voices to debates often flattened into pro or con.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
31 Dec. 2025
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Confronting such dramatic mutations requires interpretive and historical learning and the willingness to perceive politics as a dense field of meanings, not something to be flattened into numbers or variables on a graph.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Smoked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoked. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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