stokes

present tense third-person singular of stoke

Example Sentences

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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. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Continuous delivery accelerates the feedback loop between users and developers, allowing real-world data from ongoing projects to refine solver precision and stability.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Outdoor Alliance explains that public lands may remain open while being largely unstaffed, which accelerates wear on trails and facilities and raises the cost of repair once funding resumes.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Avery’s model augments the traditional VC model.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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