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Recent Examples of smoke out
In the standoff that follows, Two Moons proves invaluable in holding off Virgil’s men, who resort to attempting to smoke out their prey.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Learn more: How to keep wildfire smoke out of your home.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
In the government’s version, the conspiracy was no more than a ploy designed to smoke out potential rebels.
—Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
The wind ripples at the windows, which are down a few centimetres to let the smoke out.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Learn more: How to keep wildfire smoke out of your home.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
In the government’s version, the conspiracy was no more than a ploy designed to smoke out potential rebels.
—Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2019
The wind ripples at the windows, which are down a few centimetres to let the smoke out.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke out
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Jubilee owns a second content channel, Nectar, that centers on love and dating and consistently reaches millions of views on its most prominent videos.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Though the law is directed at ByteDance, the Chinese entity that owns the popular app, Google and Apple are expected to enforce a ban by removing the app from their stores—or pay fines that could quickly add up to billions of dollars.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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These leaf mulchers are set up in one spot in your yard and leaves are added to the hopper at the top after they are raked up into piles.—
Renee Freemon Mulvihill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Deluxe Upright Vacuum is one of the brand’s best-sellers, raking up more than 77,000 five-star ratings at Amazon.—
Kaitlin Gates,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2024
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Of course, Musk acknowledged in the press conference that some of his claims—$50 million for condoms sent to Hamas?—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
15 Feb. 2025
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Edison has acknowledged that its equipment may have played a role in starting the Eaton fire, but the exact cause remains under investigation.—
Martina Ibáñez-Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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They were unearthed in the upper Strzelecki Group (about 121.4 to 118 million years old) and the Eumeralla Formation (about 113 to 108 million years old).—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2025
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Read Next World Massive 2,500-year-old burial ground unearthed in Italian Alps.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Tabler was arrested four days later and confessed to the shooting in front of police.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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At the apartment, police found bloody rags stuffed in a closet — and 23-year-old Christian Millet, Echevarria’s roommate and his ex-girlfriend’s grandson, who prosecutors say cracked under questioning and confessed to killing him.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Powell conceded the action has left a gap in regulation.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kansas City scored seven goals in the second half against a staunch San Diego defense that previously led the league with 4.2 goals conceded per game.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2025
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We’ve been honored to be invited into your life, to share in your triumphs and struggles, and hopefully impart a few valuable lessons along the way.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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His legacy imparts an uplifting lesson in free enterprise for Black Americans this Black History Month.—
Butch Meily,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2025
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Other than producing the Earth's magnetic field, Vidale admitted that what happens to the Earth's inner core has little to no impact to those of us up here on the surface.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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While other girls snicker when Lucia admits she’s never had her period, the queen bee graciously defends her from mockery.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20out. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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