smoking out

verb

present participle of smoke out
as in raking up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoking out
  1. owning
  2. acknowledging
  3. giving away
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  • The licenses are split into 11 lots, valued at $230 million in total, with clauses to prevent a single company from owning all the spectrum bands.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • What got lost in them is that approving a budget and owning a result are different jobs, and the second one tends to land on the CFO whether anyone formally assigns it or not.
    — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of owning
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  • In these works, Parsons moved away from saturated color and unlikely optical combinations to timeworn things, quietly acknowledging aging and the desire to make something that endures.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
  • But, acknowledging his mistakes and outcomes from the previous season is another sign of his maturity.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of acknowledging
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  • Others, like Shim’s Be Blessed Catering & Food Trailer, have shown up with food, giving away over 1,000 sandwiches to flood survivors.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Facing a contract dispute that left his nectarine crop unsellable, Reedley farmer Cesar Mora opened his 50-acre ranch to the public, giving away thousands of pounds of fruit.
    — Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of giving away
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“Smoking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoking%20out. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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