as in increases
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 stokes
The federal government is hurtling toward a possible shutdown at a delicate moment for the nation's economy, as a hiring slowdown stokes recession fears and inflation proves difficult to fully contain.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
The 45-second bass guitar solo on the outro stokes the flames of the Afropop track’s fiery nature.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Exodus of top talent at Elon Musk’s companies The FT named 23 top executives who left Musk’s companies in recent months, many citing the frustration of working 24/7 and dealing with a CEO who deliberately stokes culture wars.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
This week, Drake stokes the anticipation for his next album with a new track featuring Cash Cobain, psych-pop kingpin Tame Impala floats back into our world, and Lady Gaga dances with the dead.
—Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The move, which Iran said lacked legal basis, stokes tensions two months after the US bombed Iranian uranium enrichment sites, stalling nuclear talks with the US; the Europeans had set an end-of-August deadline for progress in negotiations.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Other players find that tennis’s learning curve only stokes their interest.
—Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
The 45-second bass guitar solo on the outro stokes the flames of the Afropop track’s fiery nature.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Exodus of top talent at Elon Musk’s companies The FT named 23 top executives who left Musk’s companies in recent months, many citing the frustration of working 24/7 and dealing with a CEO who deliberately stokes culture wars.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
This week, Drake stokes the anticipation for his next album with a new track featuring Cash Cobain, psych-pop kingpin Tame Impala floats back into our world, and Lady Gaga dances with the dead.
—Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The move, which Iran said lacked legal basis, stokes tensions two months after the US bombed Iranian uranium enrichment sites, stalling nuclear talks with the US; the Europeans had set an end-of-August deadline for progress in negotiations.
—semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Other players find that tennis’s learning curve only stokes their interest.
—Alexandra Moe, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stokes
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Benefits of Heat Therapy Heat therapy increases tissue temperature and blood flow to your back, relaxing muscles and improving pain.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
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As the Universe expands, the volume increases, while the particle masses and the total number of particles remain the same.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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This approach lowers costs, accelerates delivery, and — by integrating superior technology on these platforms at scale — ensures that America has both the fleet size and the industrial depth needed to respond to a crisis.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the sins of the past come to the surface, the film only accelerates, providing high entertainment and thematic resonance all at once.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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That might be a regular thing for a few years, and then again once the Playoff inevitably expands.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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As the Universe expands, the volume increases, while the particle masses and the total number of particles remain the same.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The sneakers are designed with a lightweight EVA midsole for flexible support and a rubber outsole that boosts durability.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some people claim that reverse dieting boosts your metabolism, but scientific evidence to support this claim is lacking.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Avery’s model augments the traditional VC model.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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To enhance the verisimilitude of his wraparound segment, Cheel augments the fictional story of alien-contact footage discovered at a yard sale with nonfiction asides about UFO culture.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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The situation raises broader questions about transparency, accountability, and the example set by Hialeah’s top official.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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As people increasingly rely on AI assistants as search tools, and the study raises concerns about the potential proliferation of misinformation.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Stokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stokes. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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