as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
we're pretty stoked about the upcoming benefit concert featuring a galaxy of rock stars
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as in increased
to make greater in size, amount, or number
hopefully, offering stock options will stoke workers' commitment to the company
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Recent Examples of stoked
Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The guys in Blink-182 are clearly feeling pretty stoked about this whole reunion situation, bringing Tuesday’s concert to a touching finish with the title track to that new album, a song that references the cancer scare that brought them back together.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
When the breakout actor won, Randolph was super stoked and was spotted giving a high-five to a tablemate as Sessa walked to the stage in his Saint Laurent look.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Quickly following the reunion announcement last October with a new single stoked initial hype, and the band carried the momentum through album release day by touring across the world — including at a whole bunch of major festivals — and made sure everyone knew that a project was on the way.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2023
They’re most stoked, however, to play the Gilman in October, where Greene first saw Moss flying through the pit.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
Tens of thousands of rockers came out Saturday for the third straight day of Louder Than Life, where band after band turned out massive, chest-rattling sets for stoked crowds that afternoon.
—Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2021
George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police in May, and the protests and riots that followed, further stoked fears of social unrest and violence, intensifying the run on guns and ammunition for self-defense.
—Star Tribune, 7 Sep. 2020
Love u cast and crew forever so stoked to be invited back.
—Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Now, the shutdown has stoked high prices for black-market VPNs.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
That uncertainty about what really happened — fueled, my family member said, by seeing numerous viral posts on X — was clearly shared and stoked by many people in the aftermath of Saturday’s shooting.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The Target dancing videos have stoked plenty of derision in particular.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
White told reporters at his Halas Hall introduction that his on-field tenacity comes from rivalries with his brothers and dad that stoked his fire and gave him a cutthroat edge.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Already primed for catastrophe, townspeople’s discovery that developers had quietly targeted Acton for multiple battery projects stoked fears of industrial blight, fire and contamination of residential water wells and the nearby headwaters of Southern California’s last free-flowing river.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Decades of anti-nuclear protests in Germany, stoked by past accidents, had pressured successive governments to end using a technology that critics saw as unsafe and unsustainable.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Yeah, very privileged to be a part of it all, very stoked and really grateful that our fan base continues to evolve and has embraced this new chapter with so much passion.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The guys in Blink-182 are clearly feeling pretty stoked about this whole reunion situation, bringing Tuesday’s concert to a touching finish with the title track to that new album, a song that references the cancer scare that brought them back together.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
When the breakout actor won, Randolph was super stoked and was spotted giving a high-five to a tablemate as Sessa walked to the stage in his Saint Laurent look.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Quickly following the reunion announcement last October with a new single stoked initial hype, and the band carried the momentum through album release day by touring across the world — including at a whole bunch of major festivals — and made sure everyone knew that a project was on the way.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2023
They’re most stoked, however, to play the Gilman in October, where Greene first saw Moss flying through the pit.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
Tens of thousands of rockers came out Saturday for the third straight day of Louder Than Life, where band after band turned out massive, chest-rattling sets for stoked crowds that afternoon.
—Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2021
George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police in May, and the protests and riots that followed, further stoked fears of social unrest and violence, intensifying the run on guns and ammunition for self-defense.
—Star Tribune, 7 Sep. 2020
Love u cast and crew forever so stoked to be invited back.
—Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 27 Oct. 2019
Verb
That rhetoric has stoked fears that having been stripped of the right to vote, questions over one’s Indian citizenship may come next.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Now, the shutdown has stoked high prices for black-market VPNs.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
That uncertainty about what really happened — fueled, my family member said, by seeing numerous viral posts on X — was clearly shared and stoked by many people in the aftermath of Saturday’s shooting.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The Target dancing videos have stoked plenty of derision in particular.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
White told reporters at his Halas Hall introduction that his on-field tenacity comes from rivalries with his brothers and dad that stoked his fire and gave him a cutthroat edge.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
In northern Israel, fear and anger The ceasefire with Lebanon has stoked deep disappointment in Israeli towns near the border that have endured a month and a half of missile fire from Hezbollah.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Already primed for catastrophe, townspeople’s discovery that developers had quietly targeted Acton for multiple battery projects stoked fears of industrial blight, fire and contamination of residential water wells and the nearby headwaters of Southern California’s last free-flowing river.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Decades of anti-nuclear protests in Germany, stoked by past accidents, had pressured successive governments to end using a technology that critics saw as unsafe and unsustainable.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoked
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There have been attempts to cast a Real Housewives in Chicago and Napa, and Cohen was particularly excited about a version in Boca Raton, FL.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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People are really excited about it.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Glas said many producers understandably believed that given the gap in IEEPA tariff rates between free-trade-agreement qualifying countries in the Western Hemisphere and those in Asia — which amounted by about 10 percentage points in most cases — sourcing from the Americas should have increased.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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European countries and Canada have increased defense spending and military recruitment efforts over the last year in response to Trump’s threats.—
Mark Carlson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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After the Met announced the Bezoses’ participation, many social media users — who are the Met Gala’s most enthusiastic promoters, tuning into Vogue’s livestream and analyzing looks for days afterwards — called for a boycott.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Most Californians are no doubt still rightly enthusiastic about protecting our coastline treasures.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Turner expanded that purchase into Turner Broadcasting System, or TBS, which included Turner Network Television, or TNT, and the groundbreaking 24-hour news channel Cable News Network, or CNN, which launched its nonstop news coverage in 1980.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Appearing with her family at major events in the royal calendar, such as Easter and Christmas masses, Trooping the Color and the Princess of Wales' Christmas concert, the avid sports fan, occasionally slips into the stands at the Wimbledon and other events.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
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Qualcomm co-founder Jacobs, an avid jazz and classical music fan, gave the festival a three-year donation of nearly $400,000 in seed money in 2024.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Verb
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And those efforts have only accelerated, especially since the debut of generative AI chatbots in 2022 and recent advances in agentic AI.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The three ports also have accelerated their alternative fuels bunkering capabilities over the past three years.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trump had used the act to plaster taxes on imports with eager abandon.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Kay isn’t some kind of unhinged chaos agent or emotional thrill-seeker (well, maybe just a little), but rather an adventurous artist eager to dig deep beneath the surface.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Finally, Mira chalked her hands, boosted herself onto a dangling metal hoop, flipped upside down, and hung from a single knee, arms spread out like a rotor.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Rising global demand boosted ube and ube-based product exports to more than $3 million last year, according to the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry, a 20% increase from 2024.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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