smokes out

present tense third-person singular of smoke out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokes out
Verb
  • The Illinois International Port District, the municipal corporation that owns the port, appears to be trying to stay out of it all, though Local 150 has pushed for the termination of QSL’s lease at the port.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Hyundai Motor Company, which owns Boston Dynamics, has sponsored FIFA for 27 years.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The federal government acknowledges the limitations of N95s in its educational material for firefighters.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The company that manufactures the hardware powering the AI revolution acknowledges that the technology is more expensive than the people it was supposed to augment.
    Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • This season Judy Trammell, the squad’s head choreographer, confesses to reading Reddit comments about the team.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The media business always goes through some splitting of cells — meiosis and mitosis — but every industry leader concedes that consolidation is especially needed today.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • The waiver concedes a major point of potential leverage at the start of these 60-day talks.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • But even Willis admits AI can be a helpful tool in the right capacity.
    Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Nunes admits, despite raising concerns with neighbors, a Gabriel camera was recently installed on his building.
    Harry Booth, Time, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • But when an unexpected pregnancy upends their fragile dynamic, Caroline is pushed out of the circle triggering a fallout that unearths secrets and sends shockwaves through the entire town.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, All Her Fault opens on a plausibly terrifying situation that eventually unearths the deep secrets of a community.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Increasing the mustard in the dressing imparts this salad with its traditional strong yellow hue and a sharpness complimented by the red onion and pickled jalapeño brine.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Driving on the freeway, the C10 carries itself with an air of gravitas that imparts a heady sense of assuredness to the driver.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Eisman relates that Elon Musk plans to make money from ventures that only exit in the fictional world.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
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“Smokes out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokes%20out. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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