smokes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of smoke, slang

smokes

2 of 2

noun

plural of smoke

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smokes
Noun
Babe’s brines and smokes Duroc ham and roasts the pork with Italian seasoning and onions. Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025 Unfortunately, my partner smokes cigarettes at night. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025 Aaron smokes a cigarette just out of frame. Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokes
Verb
  • Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
    Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Each night the band whips the crowd into a frenzy with their cool, Western romantic harmonies and dance-hall sing-alongs.
    Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • So the magnetic field has to stay synchronized with the increasing mass of the particle, ramping up in strength as the particle whips around.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But intervals of clouds and sunshine could test visibility and rhythm.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • As the sun set below blush clouds, the gently swaying crowd matched the R&B singer’s sultry energy.
    Anna Haines, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Explosive plays don’t need to come only with downfield throws.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Txomin throws himself into militancy, committed to the collective cause.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Decades of work is on the line as the administration strips funding, guts agencies, scrubs resources and buries datasets.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Snow paints the eaves over us and dusts the clapboard under the window.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Trails remain accessible, wildlife is still active and early snow dusts the surrounding Chugach Mountains.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sudser from Michele Val Jean is up 67% in multiplatform viewership from last year’s time period and beats ABC’s General Hospital by 7% among women 25-54 on broadcast, according to Nielsen.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The five-core GPU in the regular iPhone 17 consistently beats the one in the iPhone Air in our tests, and the Air's GPU occasionally performs more like the Apple A18 from last year's iPhone 16.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the new fuel cell overcomes this challenge with its lightweight design.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.
    Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Smokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokes. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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