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also smokey
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as in sooty
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Recent Examples of smoky
Dacus stripped down the shiny pop stunner, supplying her buttery, smoky vocals to a ghostly tempo.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Bitter white pepper and smoky leather accords provide an even edgier twist.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
Made of 100% Chenin Blanc, this semi-dry wine has a smoky, flinty aspect, as well as some age on it.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Visitors can sample smoky, small-batch mezcal straight from the source at mezcalerías like Hacienda Mezcalera El Mitleño, which dates back to 1948.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Bitter white pepper and smoky leather accords provide an even edgier twist.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 1 Apr. 2025
Made of 100% Chenin Blanc, this semi-dry wine has a smoky, flinty aspect, as well as some age on it.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Visitors can sample smoky, small-batch mezcal straight from the source at mezcalerías like Hacienda Mezcalera El Mitleño, which dates back to 1948.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smoky
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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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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In a viral TikTok video, a Siberian husky puppy is filmed meeting a kitten for the very first time in his life, and his heartening reaction to the feline has quickly turned him into a social-media sensation.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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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His season started on a rough note in Australia, where a late mistake on the wet track sent him sliding off, struggling to recover and tumbling down the order.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Two paratroopers were injured after a rough landing that was caught on video at a baseball game in Arizona.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Smoky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoky. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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