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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 stoking
New York Times reporting within Myanmar over the past few years of intensifying war has laid bare how the country’s descent into failed statehood is stoking conflict at home and exporting misery, dependency and corruption across continents.
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Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools from Massachusetts to California.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Nordic country that joined the alliance in 2023 has already accused Moscow of stoking a migrant crisis at its border.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
As a result, the duo also had a hand in stoking interest in the relationship between their characters.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
During the Biden presidency’s first six months, many Americans received COVID-19 vaccinations, and the economy began to reemerge, stoking consumer demand as supplies lagged.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Despite stoking the fears of cannabis advocates and industry folks, however, the policy shift didn’t impede state-level marijuana reform.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
The Anti-Social Season by Adele Buck Firefighters may be dedicated to dousing blazes, but The Anti-Social Season is all about stoking the embers between former firefighter Thea Martinelli and librarian Simon Osman.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools from Massachusetts to California.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Nordic country that joined the alliance in 2023 has already accused Moscow of stoking a migrant crisis at its border.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
As a result, the duo also had a hand in stoking interest in the relationship between their characters.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
During the Biden presidency’s first six months, many Americans received COVID-19 vaccinations, and the economy began to reemerge, stoking consumer demand as supplies lagged.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
Despite stoking the fears of cannabis advocates and industry folks, however, the policy shift didn’t impede state-level marijuana reform.
—Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
The Anti-Social Season by Adele Buck Firefighters may be dedicated to dousing blazes, but The Anti-Social Season is all about stoking the embers between former firefighter Thea Martinelli and librarian Simon Osman.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stoking
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The team, however, is not increasing season-ticket prices in the upper level, per the spokesperson.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2025
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Those in his position often pride themselves on insulation, increasing efficiency or an Ivy League education, a few foundations around which the Houston Astros have constructed their golden era.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jackson is also considering expanding her part-time interior decorating business.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Apple pledged to fund a Houston data center for computer servers powering artificial intelligence — a technology the company is expanding into as part of an industrywide craze.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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With re-accelerating inflation on the horizon, another 5%+ inflation over the next four years could easily see gold at $5,000 an ounce.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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These changes disrupt the body's delicate anabolic-catabolic balance, with testosterone promoting tissue growth and libido and cortisol accelerating breakdown and stress responses.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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That said, the club didn’t pack it in, added high risk/high reward guys like Scherzer and Santander late in the winter, and likely upgraded their closer from Romano to Hoffman while augmenting their already solid defense with the (pricey) acquisition of Gimenez.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Can this power be guided with care, augmenting the light alongside economic destitution?—
John Werner,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The suit alleges that millions of Times articles were used without authorization in training AI models, raising fundamental questions about intellectual property rights in the digital age.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The biggest hurdle is raising the $160,000 needed to send 21 students and four chaperones across the Atlantic.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Stoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stoking. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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