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 During his time with Arsenal, Szczesny, as reported by UK newspaper The Independent, was fined after being caught smoking. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 31 July 2026 But among nicotine products, the percentage of people smoking cigarettes decreased across age groups while the percentage of people vaping mostly increased. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 July 2026 Lee, represented by attorneys with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the two officers who first approached him and Christina Pierre for smoking legal weed in 2023. — Julia Coin updated July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026 The recent World Health Organization guidelines also urge adults to stop smoking and reduce their alcohol intake. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026 His debut album, Dream Workz, with an image of Songer smoking on the moon as its cover, came in 2019. — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 Nearby, two performers were smoking in white Monobloc chairs, costumed in long aprons and scrubs, rubber gloves close at hand. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 The health risks of breathing wildfire smoke May-Lin Wilgus, a pulmonologist and professor at UCLA, compares breathing wildfire smoke to smoking cigarettes — a lot of cigarettes. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 17 July 2026 Reduce smoking through measures such as tobacco price controls, raising the minimum age of purchase, and smoke-free policies. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoking

Verb

In 2003, Libya formally took responsibility for bombing Pan Am 103.

— Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
The meeting came after nearly two weeks of the United States bombing Iran, with Tehran striking back against allies in the region, including a hit on a military base in Jordan that killed three American service members.

— Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of bombing

Verb

Still, the company says that isn't stopping them from burying miles of line across the state.

— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Some say that this is partly because both miners and coal companies deliberately hid these figures, secretly burying their dead in the mountains, so as not to show weakness to the enemy.

— Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of burying

Verb

Iguanas usually go viral for other reasons Iguanas are usually quick-moving and run away from their would-be captors with their long tails whipping behind them.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 July 2026
The attorney questioned whether a person would be able to smell alcohol at the same time that wind generated by 18-wheelers and other vehicles whipping by on the highway was blowing, as was occurring during the officer’s time with Hampton.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

The release came as Ariana dropped her eighth studio album Petal, which explores themes of overcoming negativity and personal growth, on Friday, July 31.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Instead of overcoming their fatal flaw and defeating their shadow-self, the titular Eternals are reckoning with their relationship to God and the grand arc of human history.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

Verb

In the secondary, DaRon Bland and Cobie Durant handled the outside corner responsibilities, and both held their own despite Prescott having mostly a pretty precise afternoon throwing the football.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Jake Cronenworth made an A-plus defensive play, throwing from his right knee on the grass directly behind second base to deny Cole Carrigg a single.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026

Definition of throwing

Verb

Rodri, Spain’s captain and the anchor of the team’s smothering defense during its unbeaten World Cup run, won the Golden Ball award as the outstanding player of the tournament.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Argentina battled Spain’s smothering defense, but Messi was limited to just 15 touches during the first half, according to ESPN.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of smothering

Verb

The family is also adamant that they were told by the hospital that by the time Lopez-Cornejo arrived there on Saturday, his heart was no longer beating.

— Armando Garcia, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The Giants then pulled off one more buzzer-beating trade by flipping reliever Erik Miller for infielder and former first-rounder Marcelo Mayer, their fifth and final trade of the day.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of beating

Verb

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
To clean lampshades, Cruz recommends dusting with a lint roller or using soft-brush vacuum attachments on your vacuum.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026