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also smokey
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as in sooty
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Recent Examples of smoky
Graves remembered driving through the smoky haze to the beautiful Ebell garden.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The smoky conditions caused authorities to briefly close U.S. 1, which reopened later Tuesday night.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The extra layer of oak brings out smoky undertones that complement the bitters, while the bourbon’s velvety texture ensures a smooth and luxurious sip.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Her makeup included bold brows, a smoky eye and glossy lip.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The smoky conditions caused authorities to briefly close U.S. 1, which reopened later Tuesday night.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The extra layer of oak brings out smoky undertones that complement the bitters, while the bourbon’s velvety texture ensures a smooth and luxurious sip.
—Emily Price, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Her makeup included bold brows, a smoky eye and glossy lip.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoky
Adjective
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As the speech came to an end, Booker’s voice was hoarse, but his resolve was unshaken.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
2 Apr. 2025
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By now, many economists are hoarse screaming that higher tariffs and a trade war will raise prices and hurt the U.S. economy.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.—
Jillian Mock,
Discover Magazine,
17 Sep. 2019
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Voicing the bag is an older woman with a husky Tuscan timbre, which carries the whole way through its lifecycle onscreen.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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My husky boy feet cemented into the concrete veranda.—
Diane Seuss,
Harper's Magazine,
2 July 2024
Adjective
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This was the puzzle: The Torch and the Treasure A Bridge Puzzle of Strategy, Speed... and Stolen Gold Five daring fantasy thieves—a nimble Elf, a sneaky Goblin, a fleet-footed Satyr, a gruff Dwarf, and a hulking Troll—have just pulled off the heist of the century.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Could this gruff old man playing mahjong in a nondescript hall be a curious gambler on the last boat up the Mekong, laughing in the face of Edward’s existential crisis?—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If history provides any clues, the U.S. soybean farmers are in for a rough year.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is his first-person account of how a rough start after high school eventually led to a job at The Star and a redemptive moment while on assignment.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Smoky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoky. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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