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also smokey
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as in sooty
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Recent Examples of smoky
The frames come in oak or this smokey gray variation.
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2026
Trader Joe’s harissa paste, which is sourced from a Tunisian supplier, is smooth and spreadable, with a slightly smoky, spicy flavor.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Kettles are one side of the operation; smoky charcoal is the other.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The star completed her look with a curly blonde hairstyle and a smoky glam makeup look.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Alex Ronan, Architectural Digest, 1 Jan. 2026
Trader Joe’s harissa paste, which is sourced from a Tunisian supplier, is smooth and spreadable, with a slightly smoky, spicy flavor.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
Kettles are one side of the operation; smoky charcoal is the other.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
The star completed her look with a curly blonde hairstyle and a smoky glam makeup look.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoky
Adjective
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November 17, 2025 What To Know During an Oval Office meeting focused primarily on preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Trump sounded hoarse when speaking with reporters and officials.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
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Savanna Branham was in sixth grade when her voice became hoarse and would not improve She was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which causes recurring tumors to grow on the vocal cords.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
12 Oct. 2022
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The team can help plan reindeer and husky rides, reindeer farm visits, snowmobiles tours across the area’s fells and taiga forests, or Aurora-chasing tours, guided by local experts.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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Something had pulled it out of the tree, breaking off the husky limb on which it was tied.—
William J. McRae,
Outdoor Life,
26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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His palette is light, smudgy guitar textures and warm synths; his message, more gestural than discursive, is love and lust.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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It-girl energy that refuses to fade—from lacey slips to pencil skirts and smudgy, smoky eyeliner, the codes of that decade still define what’s cool.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
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Approved by The Boss himself, the live-music and storytelling show finds Azaria slipping into his best Springsteen guise for a night of gruff tales and greatest hits.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
24 Dec. 2025
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The gory skit ends with the gruff older man rushing through the door to announce he’s made amends with his son, only to have his head sliced off by the flying chainsaw.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Other government notices mentioned the size and rough location of the construction.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yams tend to be white fleshed with a rough, brown exterior.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Smoky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoky. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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