smoke out

verb

Definition of smoke outnext
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 Thunderstorms forecast for Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, could also help push the smoke out. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 17 July 2026 After the weekend, the boundary of the front will move back to the northeast, once again pushing smoke out of the state. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 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 See All Example Sentences for smoke out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoke out
  1. own
  2. rake up
  3. acknowledge
  4. unearth
  5. confess
  6. concede
  7. impart
  8. admit
Verb
  • Nearly two-thirds of young households therefore did not own an asset that accounted for a substantial share of homeowners’ wealth.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of own
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  • But for some residents, they are seen as a nuisance, with unwieldy roots or too many leaves to rake up.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Spring cleanup will be an easy matter of loosely raking up dead foliage.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
Definition of rake up
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  • But all five nations also maintain significant commercial and diplomatic links with Russia and, to varying extents, China and Iran, a fact that Rubio acknowledged.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • So many people make a deal with the devil, compromising their principles, and are not able to acknowledge it to others or to themselves.
    — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of acknowledge
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  • The council opened its probe following a month of intense debate surrounding the risks posed by advanced AI models, and is aiming to use testimony and information unearthed through the investigation to guide new regulations.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Archaeologists unearthed a roughly 984-foot section of the ancient waterway south of Kibbutz Ramat Rachel — which once carried water from Solomon's Pools near Bethlehem to Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of unearth
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  • When his young son is ostensibly abducted for ransom on Halloween night, Mark must confess his financial ruin to his therapist wife, Abigail (Washington), who has actually been having an ongoing affair with a coworker.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Sounds like a good job for a ghost, driving guilty parties to confess.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of confess
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  • Hollywood executives at a panel featuring UTA, Gold House, Lionsgate and HYBE saw an opening for Asian talent and stories rooted in specific cultures, while conceding that getting projects funded is still a struggle.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Yet there are few examples in history of adversaries conceding to maximalist demands in the face of punitive bombing campaigns alone—even by the world’s greatest air force.
    — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of concede
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  • This imparts a drag on the star—imagine spinning around on your heels while holding an open trash bag; the bag will act like a parachute, slowing you.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And now there are secrets that are imparted during the rituals, like the secret of what the meaning of the motto is, and that sort of thing.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of impart
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  • The first of the 12 steps is admitting that your relationship with your vice has become unmanageable.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Smith was transported to the jail by the deputies, but the jail medical staff would not admit him due to the injury, the suit alleges.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of admit

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“Smoke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoke%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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