SMOKE OUT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

smoke out

verb

Definition of smoke out

as in to own

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Recent Examples of smoke out But rain and storms are in the forecast, which will help wash the smoke out of the air and provide some relief. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 When wildfire smoke reaches unhealthy levels, stay indoors as much as possible, with doors and windows shut to keep the wildfire smoke out. — Colleen E. Reid, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Working with a cartel desperate to control London’s drug market, Duke begins a high-risk game of infiltrating Kingsley’s empire to destroy it from within and smoke out his enemy. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 July 2026 Applying weather strips will help keep smoke out of your home. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for smoke out

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Jones applied through the nonprofit New York Foundation for Senior Citizens (NYFSC) and was matched with an elderly woman who owns a home in Jamaica, Queens.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Geoff Wilson, a 2001 UF graduate from Sarasota, owns the only one printed.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of own

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Yet after initially acknowledging the economic struggle, the government once again accused the protesters of being foreign agents before unleashing one of the worst crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
This phrase is a complicated way of simply acknowledging the fact that Pluto sits within the Kuiper Belt, a vast swarm of bodies that go around the sun in similar orbits beyond Neptune.

— Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of acknowledge

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That approach has allowed the company to unearth film titles that have remained inaccessible for generations.

— José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026
All of them said that the documents raised major concerns about Towers’ conduct as a researcher and that the journal’s response didn’t do enough to address the issues the university unearthed.

— Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of unearth

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After his arrest, Reut initially confessed to shooting Berezovska on Zhykovych’s orders, according to Ukrainian prosecutors.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Of course, confessing to any involvement in Haleigh’s disappearance could also land Trinity in a lot more trouble.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of confess

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If Gluck has willingly conceded to the anti-erotic proclivities of his intended audience, Araki has, naturally, set out to defy them.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Lewandowski drew a penalty conceded by Robin Jansson and converted from the spot to cap the scoring in the 68th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of concede

Verb

The shoe is low-profile with a sleek, aerodynamic finish, imparting a sporty vibe.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
There were lengthy analysis meetings at the team hotel in Vilamoura and those have continued, as Glasner and his staff look to impart as much information as possible.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of impart

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Lillian had been in intensive care since last week after being admitted for a fever that progressed into double vision, according to a post on her mother’s Facebook.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The complaint acknowledges that this situation is unusual, and admits that the First Amendment gives Americans the right to criticize their own government without fear of liability.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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