stoked; stoking
1
: to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
2
: to feed abundantly
3
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car—
Keith Naughton
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: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
Examples of stoke in a Sentence
The engineer stoked the coals.
The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.
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Should the economy slow further, the Fed could be inclined to lower interest rates — but doing so carries the risk of stoking inflation as more people buy goods and services, thus giving sellers incentives to raise prices.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The national tour has stoked speculation on her future ambitions beyond the House, with some analysts floating her as a possible 2028 presidential contender.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
While artificial intelligence, algorithmic trading and other automation tools may help stifle some of the emotional influence in markets at times — and stoke the flames at others — new highs and breathtaking declines still get a rise out of investors’ emotions.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The violence is stoking fears among Syria’s diverse ethnic and religious minorities who have grown increasingly worried about persecution under the rule of Syria’s new Islamist leaders, who overthrew the dictator Bashar al-Assad in December.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
The national tour has stoked speculation on her future ambitions beyond the House, with some analysts floating her as a possible 2028 presidential contender.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
While artificial intelligence, algorithmic trading and other automation tools may help stifle some of the emotional influence in markets at times — and stoke the flames at others — new highs and breathtaking declines still get a rise out of investors’ emotions.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The violence is stoking fears among Syria’s diverse ethnic and religious minorities who have grown increasingly worried about persecution under the rule of Syria’s new Islamist leaders, who overthrew the dictator Bashar al-Assad in December.
—Euan Ward, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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stoke
verb
stoked; stoking
1
: to stir up or tend (as a fire)
2
: to supply (as a furnace) with fuel
3
: to feed plentifully
stoker
noun
Medical Definition
stoke
noun
: the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity being that of a fluid which has a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per cubic centimeter
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