Thesaurus results for SMOKING

smoking

verb

Definition of smoking next

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 Yang says lung cancer risk is shaped by environmental triggers like air pollution and radon gas, by genetic factors and, of course, by smoking. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Another man, rakishly smoking a cigarette and dressed in an incongruous outfit of sweatpants and a plaid peacoat, has painted his face to resemble the Joker. —

Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026 At Marlborough Gallery, Philip Guston had shed his Abstract Expressionist skin and reintroduced himself to the art world through figurative paintings of thuggish, cigar smoking Klansmen. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 There are also a few minor, period-accurate moments of people smoking cigarettes or cigars and drinking alcohol, typically in a workplace environment or business meeting. —

Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026 Vapes are not subject to the ban, but laws restricting the sale of vapes and nicotine products will be strengthened under the new legislation, as will bans on smoking in public places. —

Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026 Our room was papered with a charming House of Hackney print featuring a sloth smoking a hookah, a badger sipping a tropical cocktail, and an otter fanning itself. —

Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026 Brown also asked about medical records that showed Mensing started smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol at age 11 and taking opioids at 16. —

Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026 The semi, according to the Colorado State Patrol, was travelling at an excessive speed with its brakes smoking prior to the crash. —

Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

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Now, the president’s not only banning Iran but also bombing it, to the tune of a $25-billion war.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli military personnel that the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon allow Israel to continue bombing throughout the country.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026