as in to increase
to make greater in size, amount, or number
hopefully, offering stock options will stoke workers' commitment to the company
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Recent Examples of stoke
The 45-second bass guitar solo on the outro stokes the flames of the Afropop track’s fiery nature.
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
In the lawsuit, lawyers for the state and the city said the move breached the principles of the US Constitution and risked stoking new unrest.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Though no one is quite sure what the band’s lineup will be at the festival (Urie stopped performing under the name in 2023 and the other four core members left before that), fans are still stoked to hear such a unique album performed in full for the first time in years.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Some operations even leveraged ChatGPT to generate fake social media posts designed to stoke political division in the US.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
In the lawsuit, lawyers for the state and the city said the move breached the principles of the US Constitution and risked stoking new unrest.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Though no one is quite sure what the band’s lineup will be at the festival (Urie stopped performing under the name in 2023 and the other four core members left before that), fans are still stoked to hear such a unique album performed in full for the first time in years.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Some operations even leveraged ChatGPT to generate fake social media posts designed to stoke political division in the US.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stoke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoke
Verb
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That, alongside Newcastle’s desire to spread the fee over multiple years (whereas Como were going to pay in one lump sum), led to Milan increasing their asking price.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee is not alone in seeking to implement or increase a wheel tax to raise local revenue.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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They’re plugged into networks that carry influence and can accelerate advancement in business and career.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Once a scrappy research lab in San Francisco's Mission District, the company has since become more structured, enabling it to spin up cross-functional teams more quickly and accelerate the development and deployment cycles for products like Sora.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Educational Freedom Accounts program significantly expand state taxpayer funding of student tuition and other costs related to private schools and some home-school expenses.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Size also helps boost the intimidation factor.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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This is a gentle fractional laser treatment that works by creating micro zones of heat in the skin, benefiting the complexion while boosting elasticity.—
Samantha Mims,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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As for glam and accessories, Jackson favored delicate rings, bracelet and dangle earrings in warm tones to augment her red dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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So, think about a core legacy ERP system that can then be augmented with point of sale data or supply-chain data that allows for different types of insights to be gleaned and operations to be managed in a more effective way.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The government can raise revenues by increasing the payroll tax that funds Social Security or the income threshold to continue paying the tax or raise the full retirement age.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The nonprofit will provide scholarships and supportive services for families raising children with autism.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoke. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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