smoke out

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Recent Examples of smoke out Madison kept to her usual: a light pink lip, smoked out eyeliner, and a flush of blush. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025 In the standoff that follows, Two Moons proves invaluable in holding off Virgil’s men, who resort to attempting to smoke out their prey. 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 See All Example Sentences for smoke out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke out
Verb
  • This recipe is owned by chef Hiranth Jayasinghe and was shared with Fox News Digital.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The state of Connecticut owns the Capitol Area System, which provides heating and cooling to fifteen buildings in Hartford along a thermal network loop.
    David Englert, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, if the plant has flowered and produced burs, there’s no way to mow, rake up, or otherwise remove them from the lawn to get rid of them.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Across the Global South, even pro-American policymakers reluctantly acknowledge that Trump's strategy will force them to 'de-risk' from Washington and strengthen ties with China.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Indeed, that risk is acknowledged in the document’s language.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • During the course of the series, Mullen's investigation into the cyberattack unearths the mysterious weapon.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The film's awards campaign came under intense scrutiny in January and February after journalists unearthed Gascón's past controversial social media posts, leading the actress to skip other major awards shows she was nominated at in the run-up to the Oscars.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The suspect, Fahad Noori, who is originally from Afghanistan, purportedly confessed to investigators that the act was deliberate.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Ashraf Tawfik, 60, showed up at headquarters at 12:14 p.m. Friday and confessed, East Brunswick police said in a statement.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The move inevitably would be divisive, as Shapiro conceded, and would likely be cast as political.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In four of the five matches the team has played this season, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris hasn’t conceded a goal.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The maguey imparts a subtly vegetal flavor, and cooks reserve just enough fat so that each bite of meat is unctuous.
    Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The 2022 Best of Beauty winner imparts coverage while evening tone and fighting redness beneath the foundation.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Trump administration admitted that lowering the cost of everyday goods would take longer than initially promised, but the president blamed Biden's policies' lingering impact.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • America is a place that—few people are willing to admit—is the most powerful country ever in recorded history across all dimensions: hard power, economic power, innovation power, energy superpower, soft power, alliance power.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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