Thesaurus results for SMOKES

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verb

present tense third-person singular of smoke, slang

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin man, they totally smoked us today!

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smokes

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noun

plural of smoke

as in fumes

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Recent Examples of smokes

Verb

Cue a $49 sushi platter served in a wooden boat with dry ice that creates plumes of fog; dumplings delivered on a sizzling dish and doused in sauce by the server; a bourbon cocktail that smokes when the lid is taken off. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2026 Kit Harington hits the English countryside, smolders on a horse, smokes a cigar and gives off some Jon Snow vibes in a new winter 2026 campaign for Kith. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026 There’s something in the imperfection of humanity, and the interior life of someone who dances or even someone who just smokes a cigarette, that’s not quite there yet. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026 That being said, the GS5 absolutely smokes the Harman Kardon speakers in my laptop. — Joe Salas july 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026 The chain also smokes turkey, pork and sausages on its pits, which run 24 hours a day. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Among children with asthma who are treated in emergency departments, about 40% have at least one parent who smokes. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026 Three of the 10 winners are puros—smokes whose binder, wrapper, and filler are grown in a single country—and each of them offers a focused creative statement, rather than complexity for complexity’s sake. — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 Gas stoves are particularly bad offenders, but even electric stoves release particles into the air when food sizzles, sears, or smokes. — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokes

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The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.

— Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.

— Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of bombs

Verb

Shutters bang, screen doors slam; the wind whips them all into a frenzy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Paddling along the shoreline of a small lake in the wilderness, as pine and spruce trees hover over the dark water’s edge and the wind whips waves against the canoe, a human knows her place.

— Story Hinckley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of whips

Verb

Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Definition of dusts

Verb

This beats the Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra, which lasted about 11 hours and 10 minutes on its larger 11,600mAh battery.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
In the event that Georgia beats Missouri and three of the following four teams — Alabama, Texas, Kentucky or Tennessee — lose this weekend, the Bulldogs will have secured their place in the conference title game.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of beats

Verb

This process allows for precise positioning of cells and the generation of custom three-dimensional structures and also overcomes challenges with random cellular self-organization.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Paired with a convincing lead turn by Best, as well as moving work from Gourrier and especially Joseph, the earnest series overcomes its stock biopic structure to linger with viewers in a manner more pleasing than disbelieving.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026