STOKING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

stoking

verb

present participle of stoke

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 Its rise and fall was dramatic, with a deadly riot in 1880 stoking anti-Chinese sentiment nationwide. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 These days, Wolfson and team are stoking fires inside the Senate Street building, not putting them out, for a giant wood-burning oven is the kitchen centerpiece. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026 Trump’s Truth Social is launching a premium ‘Truth API’ that sells Wall Street traders split-second early access to his market-moving posts, stoking new criticisms of insider trading and self-enrichment in the Oval Office. — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Rates have been mostly rising this year as the conflict in Iran has driven crude oil prices sharply higher, stoking expectations of hotter inflation. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi intends to increase deficit spending to spark economic growth, but risks stoking inflation further. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 July 2026 China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies’ listing on Monday is stoking fears amongst investors that its market debut could pull cash from Chinese equities, as investors raise funds to get a piece of the country’s largest memory chipmaker. — Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,justina Lee,lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Hyper-rich corporations are stoking it, rather than kitchen-table investors. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Yes, that also includes Lane Kiffin stoking the fire every now and then. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

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The latest revelations about Welch come as the speaker on Wednesday made the rounds of several media outlets in an effort to shore up support for his leadership amid increasing scrutiny.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Medina Diaz ran on increasing public education funding, strengthening the school system, improving aging infrastructure and raising the state minimum wage to $16.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of increasing

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The more than five-month-old conflict, which was already expanding beyond its main fronts, has embroiled further countries in the Middle East in recent days, notably the likes of Iraq and Egypt.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
The 13th hotel in their rapidly expanding brand manages to remain individual in feel and fills a niche that the founders noticed was missing in Warsaw—a lifestyle brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of expanding

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The same conundrum saw investors punish Alphabet and Tesla, but reward Microsoft and Amazon for accelerating revenue growth and posting blowout backlog numbers this quarter.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Reuters — Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of accelerating

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The cornerback room shows significant improvement with free agent Benjamin St-Juste and rookie Brandon Cisse impressing, challenging Carrington Valentine and potentially boosting a unit that struggled last season.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
His campaign is specifically boosting a change to Brazil's income tax system that charges less to people on low incomes and a debt forgiveness program that has quickly become very popular.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of boosting

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The Heat, at the moment, will be augmenting Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo in their opening lineup with Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell, as well as whatever their remaining cash under their hard cap can fetch.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
The greatest value of AI lies not in replacing people but in augmenting their capabilities.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of augmenting

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But trying to get tanner through more UV light exposure can bring lot of dark, dark risks—such as damaging your skin and in the process raising your risk of skin cancer.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say Russia is augmenting its arsenal with North Korean ballistic missiles, further raising the threat.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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