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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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Bowling paints with the rhythm of a gruff intellectual.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2025
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The actor behind the gruff but lovable Roy Kent shared a purrfectly eccentric analogy about the show's return on a recent episode of NPR's Wild Card podcast.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But after a rough start, Budenholzer benched Nurkić and removed him from the rotation.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
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 28 Apr. 2025.
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