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also smokey
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as in sooty
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Recent Examples of smoky
Dangerous fire conditions, soaring temperatures and smoky skies across Colorado prompted severe weather alerts for parts of the Western Slope, Front Range and Eastern Plains on Wednesday and through the week.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
The hazy skies and smoky smell is back — a now-annual sign of summer — as Canadian wildfire smoke drifts into our region.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The Chinatown Chicken Sandwich adds smoky mayo and pork floss, while vegans can get in on a little saucy fun with the MaPo tofu (it’s got just enough vinegar to cut through the heat).
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The seasonal combination of salty, smoky, and sweet has got Publix shoppers excited.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
The hazy skies and smoky smell is back — a now-annual sign of summer — as Canadian wildfire smoke drifts into our region.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The Chinatown Chicken Sandwich adds smoky mayo and pork floss, while vegans can get in on a little saucy fun with the MaPo tofu (it’s got just enough vinegar to cut through the heat).
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The seasonal combination of salty, smoky, and sweet has got Publix shoppers excited.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoky
Adjective
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For most of his first 10 songs, Costello’s singing was ragged and hoarse.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Screamed himself hoarse and still tried calling for his brother.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.—
Jillian Mock,
Discover Magazine,
17 Sep. 2019
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The exception may be the size of the potato gnocchi, husky rectangles of creamy potato dumplings in a lemon butter sauce, circling jumbo lump crab morsels dappled with chives.—
Beth D'Addono,
Southern Living,
4 Aug. 2025
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Hank’s son Bobby is no longer a husky middle-schooler, but a 21-year-old running his own Japanese-German fusion restaurant in Dallas, for instance.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Faced with this existential crisis, Bull gathers his best pals—Rocco, a gruff boxer (Idris Elba); Lucky, a dopey but loyal beagle (Bobby Moynihan); and Fetch, a wannabe influencer dachshund (Fred Armisen)—for one final night of canine mischief.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Though polar opposites, together, Leonard and Bitchy have seen it all; the gruff Bitchy serves as the play’s agitator, pitting him opposite Leonard, the conscience and Greek chorus.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The Jayhawks’ offense should play a pivotal role in ensuring KU comes out on top. Prediction: Kansas (3-1) Game 5: KU vs. Cincinnati Cincinnati looks to get back on track after a rough first two seasons in the Big 12.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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Stepping into the role played by Damon in the film, British actor Milo Callaghan is Rudy Baylor, who has overcome a rough childhood and family tragedy to graduate at the top of his law school class.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Smoky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoky. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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