cigarette
noun
cig·a·rette
ˌsi-gə-ˈret 
ˈsi-gə-ˌret
variants
or less commonly cigaret
: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked
also
: a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)
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And considering that marijuana is not responsible for 480,000 American deaths each year like cigarettes, Simon believes Tilray’s stock could do even better.
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
In 2017, that included smoking, as attendees including Bella Hadid and Dakota Johnson were seen lighting up cigarettes in the museum’s bathroom (to the ire of the museum’s donors, reportedly).
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Images vary from symbolic depictions of a 400-foot tall Beyoncé walking from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, or lighting her cigarette with the Statue of Liberty's torch to more pointed messages.
—Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Heated tobacco products are also different from traditional cigarettes, which burn tobacco rather than heating it.
—Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
In 2017, that included smoking, as attendees including Bella Hadid and Dakota Johnson were seen lighting up cigarettes in the museum’s bathroom (to the ire of the museum’s donors, reportedly).
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Images vary from symbolic depictions of a 400-foot tall Beyoncé walking from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, or lighting her cigarette with the Statue of Liberty's torch to more pointed messages.
—Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Heated tobacco products are also different from traditional cigarettes, which burn tobacco rather than heating it.
—Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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“Cigarette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cigarette. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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cigarette
noun
cig·a·rette
ˌsig-ə-ˈret
ˈsig-ə-ˌret
: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking
Etymology
from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"
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