as in increasing
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 stoking
Switzerland opened the World Cup with a disappointing 1-1 draw with Qatar last week, stoking concern about the team's mental state.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
June 13, 2026 1 of 10 Elon Musk came under fire for stoking anti-immigrant riots this week in which capital city?
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Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
Highflying names such as Nvidia and Broadcom slid as server maker Super Micro Computer tumbled 28% on a $7-billion stock sale plan, stoking fresh worries about an AI-fueled bubble.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Groups of people have been caught mysteriously sneaking in and out of manholes around Brooklyn, stoking fear in locals as an investigation remains ongoing.
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Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
The community continues their day-to-day errands around us, harvesting sugar cane and stoking fires for cooking.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Then, advances in artificial intelligence sent shockwaves throughout the software industry, stoking a panic among private lenders like business development companies (BDCs) as well as traditional banks.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Three bodies were found in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta in a span of less than two weeks, stoking fears of a possible serial killer in the area, according to local outlets.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Shack’s efforts were later overturned when singer and Florida citrus spokeswoman Anita Bryant petitioned to put the ordinance on the ballot, stoking anti-gay sentiment that led it to be repealed in June of 1977.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
ABC News,
18 June 2026
June 13, 2026 1 of 10 Elon Musk came under fire for stoking anti-immigrant riots this week in which capital city?
—
Ashley Mowreader,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
Highflying names such as Nvidia and Broadcom slid as server maker Super Micro Computer tumbled 28% on a $7-billion stock sale plan, stoking fresh worries about an AI-fueled bubble.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Groups of people have been caught mysteriously sneaking in and out of manholes around Brooklyn, stoking fear in locals as an investigation remains ongoing.
—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
The community continues their day-to-day errands around us, harvesting sugar cane and stoking fires for cooking.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Then, advances in artificial intelligence sent shockwaves throughout the software industry, stoking a panic among private lenders like business development companies (BDCs) as well as traditional banks.
—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Three bodies were found in the resort town of Puerto Vallarta in a span of less than two weeks, stoking fears of a possible serial killer in the area, according to local outlets.
—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Shack’s efforts were later overturned when singer and Florida citrus spokeswoman Anita Bryant petitioned to put the ordinance on the ballot, stoking anti-gay sentiment that led it to be repealed in June of 1977.
—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoking
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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From Sunday school to public school In recent years, Texas leaders have broadly eliminated studies of racial and cultural diversity while expanding the schools’ abilities to introduce Christianity to students.
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The company is also expanding its Customer Acceleration Program, which allows enterprises to evaluate humanoid robots and prepare for large-scale deployment.
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Starting in the late 1950s and accelerating in the 1970s, several states enacted laws that required a date label on certain foods.
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The right question to ask early on is whether the rate of experimentation and the surfacing of new use cases are accelerating month over month.
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Created by the makers of Korea’s buzzy Rejuran in-office skin boosters, the Turnover Ampoule offers a needle-free way to tap into the ingredient’s glow-boosting benefits at home.
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Taiwan’s ongoing military drills are aimed at boosting the island’s combat readiness in case of a Chinese military attack.
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The technology is designed to act as a co-pilot, augmenting rather than replacing the training, professionalism and instinct of experienced emergency personnel.
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With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
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The way the loss came about should be raising alarm bells inside the US camp.
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Forming partnerships with like-minded organizations is critical to raising brand awareness, accessing new markets and multiplying impact.
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“Stoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoking. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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