SMOKES OUT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

smokes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of smoke out

as in owns

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Also at the White House on Tuesday was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Snap, the parent company that owns Snapchat, led the pack along with X, formerly known as Twitter, and Microsoft.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of owns

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Things are suddenly different, starting at work, where the gallery director confesses to noticing him for the first time and a punky feminist artist requests his involvement in her upcoming show.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The morning after Kylie confesses her love to the devoted Gideon (Xolo Maridueña), he’s hit by a car and sinks into a coma.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of confesses

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Children today are growing up around AI, robots and devices that once belonged to science fiction, and Yoshida concedes that reality has, in some ways, caught up with Doraemon’s gadgets.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Flock’s new safeguards show that the company concedes that design matters, but private settings cannot substitute for laws.

— Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of concedes

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Ween will revisit their tour in support of their classic Chocolate and Cheese in a new box set that unearths seven full gigs from the trek.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Equal parts emotional, horrifying and humorous, Pagans unearths all our darkest thoughts about family.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unearths

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Leo, whose only dream is to visit the Everglades, imparts his wisdom to the students who take him home each week.

— Miranda Rake, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026
Grilling imparts a smoky flavor, while roasting enhances foods’ natural sweetness through caramelization and creates a crisp texture.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of imparts

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Most of the funding gap relates specifically to weapons purchases, Zelensky said, and future financing for Ukraine could come in the form of deals for sharing technology and joint drone production.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
And then Mowbray relates some personal evidence of what has not changed — Middlesbrough’s attachment to football.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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