Thesaurus results for SMOKING

smoking

verb

present participle of smoke, slang

as in bombing

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

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Recent Examples of smoking Beachgoers are now prohibited from smoking cigarettes or using e-cigarettes and vaping devices on public beaches in Indian Rocks Beach. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Bender Voiced by John DiMaggio in the original Futurama series and Hulu’s revival, the hard-drinking, harder-smoking Bender is a robot who works for Planet Express alongside intergalactic aviation expert Leela (Katey Sagal). — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 Television drama began to address what came to be known as 9/11 while Ground Zero was still smoking. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Suspended behind it is a portrait of Maria smoking a joint in Venice Beach in 1998. — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 No fans were found to be smoking and ejected from the tennis grounds. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Celebs illegally smoking cigarettes in the bathroom At the 2017 Met Gala, a group of A-list stars turned a Metropolitan Museum of Art bathroom into an impromptu smoking lounge — and the moment was publicly criticized. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Experts say not smoking and drinking in moderation can go a long way toward reducing your risk of dementia. — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026 One resident, Alfred Roundtree, sat outside smoking a cigarette. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoking

Verb

Interviewees describe hacking little girls’ phones to see when their fathers came home and then bombing their houses, listening while the people on the line screamed and pleaded for help, while mothers cried over their burning daughters.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
In 1991, during the Gulf War, America and its allies began bombing Baghdad in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bombing

Verb

Mexican cartels began using explosives more extensively about five years ago, dropping them from drones to attack security forces or rival groups and burying explosive devices in the ground to defend or control territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Families are burying victims while relatives of the missing wait for answers, as authorities detain the captain, crew and port officials in a widening probe into the disaster’s cause.

— Andrew Wilks, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of burying

Verb

Goalkeeper Emi Martinez floated a ball over Ezri Konsa to Rogers, who exchanged passes with Joao Pedro before shifting sharply onto his right foot and whipping a shot just wide of David Raya’s far post.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Stand mixers are the best choice for things like kneading bread dough, whipping egg whites and mixing cookies, but blenders are best for breaking down more substantial foods to create beautifully smooth purees.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

This design continually reflects the laser inside the stream via total internal reflection, overcoming the need for focal-point or Rayleigh-length adjustments.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Augusto, Marrero, Hernández and countless others have little choice but to figure things out which, in Cuban parlance, means overcoming whatever obstacle is placed in their way.

— Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

Season five ended abruptly after a video leaked of Taylor Frankie Paul throwing a stool at her ex Dakota Mortensen and almost hitting her daughter.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Do military guys have a history of throwing grenades into Port-o-Lets?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of throwing

Verb

The Trojans posted their first shutout since 2024, smothering the Bulldogs with two safeties, four sacks and long stretches without yielding a yard, first down or rhythm.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The scrutiny at the club is like no other, the media attention can be smothering and the level expected from fans is so high.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of smothering

Verb

Data from the firm shows that, from 1991 through 2025, firms trading at more than 20 times earnings have a mixed track record at delivering inflation-beating returns over the subsequent 10 years.

— Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
And amazingly, though perhaps not surprisingly, Zverev has been able to collect those two trophies without beating either Alcaraz or Sinner all year.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beating

Verb

How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026