as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
we're pretty stoked about the upcoming benefit concert featuring a galaxy of rock stars
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as in increased
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 stoked
Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Public concern has been stoked in Greece by online videos posted by Greek fishing crews, showing the fish sinking their teeth into soda cans or pieces of wood.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
That seems innocent enough, but that simple phrase has stoked massive controversy in Germany.
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Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The commission has stoked controversy throughout its existence.
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Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Traders remained in a buoyant mood after news that the two sides had paused their conflict, which had sent energy costs soaring and stoked inflation.
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Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Poland stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor, a decision that stoked tensions between Ukraine and one of the country’s staunchest supporters in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
These expectations, stoked by Netanyahu and his media allies, were always unrealistic and have predictably curdled into disillusionment.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
But both stoked the public, and that stoking backfired.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Verb
The political backlash to the shooting at Bondi can be seen as a product of fear stoked by the attack, of course, but beneath that a deeper anxiety about the transformations occurring in Australian society can be detected.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Public concern has been stoked in Greece by online videos posted by Greek fishing crews, showing the fish sinking their teeth into soda cans or pieces of wood.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
That seems innocent enough, but that simple phrase has stoked massive controversy in Germany.
—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The commission has stoked controversy throughout its existence.
—
Brieanna J. Frank,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Traders remained in a buoyant mood after news that the two sides had paused their conflict, which had sent energy costs soaring and stoked inflation.
—
Khaled Wassef,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Poland stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Warsaw’s top honor, a decision that stoked tensions between Ukraine and one of the country’s staunchest supporters in its battle against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—
David L. Stern,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
These expectations, stoked by Netanyahu and his media allies, were always unrealistic and have predictably curdled into disillusionment.
—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
But both stoked the public, and that stoking backfired.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoked
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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.
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While the Athletics hosted the Angels in Sacramento, their Single-A affiliate minor league team, Stockton Ports, hosted lots of dads who were excited to take their kids, young and grown, out to the ball game.
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Through 2025, the application backlog increased, leaving it 48% higher than at the end of former President Joe Biden’s term.
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The bank said last week's hawkish Federal Open Market Committee meeting has increased uncertainty over the outlook for short-term interest rates, even as lower oil prices have eased concerns about an economic downturn.
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But it's been on the court where Hargitay has proved to be one of Brunson's most enthusiastic supporters, frequently attending Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
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Here’s help The Tartan Army took over Miami Scottish fans are enthusiastic, rambunctious, loud and — more than anything — organized.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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According to the agency, the Dodd-Frank Act, a 2010 law passed in the wake of the housing crash to tighten financial oversight, expanded its authority by giving it control over swaps, a type of derivative contract.
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Morse, a progressive Republican from Wisconsin and an avid Cold Warrior, had been elected to the Senate from Oregon but left the Republican Party in part because of its failure to denounce Joseph McCarthy and, in 1955, became a Democrat.
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Hiking in particular requires much less guiding and support than cycling and many avid hikers are totally confident on their own.
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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One of the officials told CNN that the Justice Department’s National Security Division was already preparing to look at some of the stories’ sources, but Trump’s stack accelerated the effort.
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Brown, though, is in the prime of his career and no doubt eager to prove the Celtics wrong for trading him after a decade in Boston.
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Up in arms about the way the government has been controlling the food supply, the common folk are eager to test their newfound democratic power.
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And the rise of African soccer hasn’t just boosted the fortunes of African teams.
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The set was boosted by a modest stiletto heel.
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