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
Costlier crude stokes inflation worries and lifts Treasury yields, putting pressure on smaller and rate-sensitive companies even as investors wager a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could eventually ease energy strains.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Arteta is the engine-room of that motivation at Arsenal, the one who stokes and tends to the project’s ambition, whose uncompromising standards drive everyone to perform better.
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James McNicholas,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
Recently, plans for data center buildouts have accelerated as growing adoption of large language models such as Chat GPT stokes demand for the infrastructure that undergirds them.
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Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
But our societal fragmentation stokes consequences far beyond our personal feelings.
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Bing Chen,
Time,
13 Mar. 2026
The Western intervention escalates the war and stokes fears of a wider global conflict.
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Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
But right now, given the dark passions that have been unleashed within MAGA and the leader of the movement, who stokes those passions several times each day, the chances of large-scale depolarization are vanishingly small.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
This transit stokes your sense of independence and even rebelliousness, inspiring you to strike out against convention and innovate more than ever.
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Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.
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Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Arteta is the engine-room of that motivation at Arsenal, the one who stokes and tends to the project’s ambition, whose uncompromising standards drive everyone to perform better.
—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
Recently, plans for data center buildouts have accelerated as growing adoption of large language models such as Chat GPT stokes demand for the infrastructure that undergirds them.
—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
But our societal fragmentation stokes consequences far beyond our personal feelings.
—
Bing Chen,
Time,
13 Mar. 2026
The Western intervention escalates the war and stokes fears of a wider global conflict.
—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
But right now, given the dark passions that have been unleashed within MAGA and the leader of the movement, who stokes those passions several times each day, the chances of large-scale depolarization are vanishingly small.
—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
This transit stokes your sense of independence and even rebelliousness, inspiring you to strike out against convention and innovate more than ever.
—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.
—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stokes
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During pregnancy, iron demand increases to support both the baby and placenta, while postpartum recovery can further lower ferritin due to blood loss.
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Beginning a section of rules with a short explanation about the rule’s purpose makes a more positive statement to the community, and hopefully increases community compliance and cooperation.
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Discovery process accelerates For decades, scientists have relied largely on trial and error to discover superconducting materials.
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Problem-solving accelerates because feedback is immediate, silos begin to break down and team members feel empowered to contribute.
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The tax law also expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in shorter-term workforce training programs.
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The temporary rule expands that list to 29 specific degree programs, including master of science in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, and doctor of nurse anesthesia practice.
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Alternatively, the National Library of Medicine reports that sharing good news boosts mental toughness.
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Combined, those supply boosts made the shock considerably more manageable for the market to absorb.
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.
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The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
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At present, the union is pushing for 11% raises each year for three years — a proposal that the CSU has not yet responded to.
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This close work between the private entity – usually Google – and law enforcement throughout the geofence warrant process raises significant privacy and civil liberties concerns.
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“Stokes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stokes. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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