SMOKES OUT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

smokes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of smoke out

as in owns

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Banks and brokers still need to reconcile ownership records, accounts, collateral and corporate actions across different systems, while issuers still need to know who owns their securities and who is entitled to vote or receive distributions.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Every department is working inside its own process, but no one owns the end-to-end commitment.

— Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of owns

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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Robison acknowledges that some Republicans who are educators aren’t going to go with the Texas State Teachers Association’s preferred candidates, which includes Hinojosa.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of acknowledges

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Fielder is not conventionally attractive, concedes Breca, a 26-year-old bisexual man in Pennsylvania, but the filmmaker’s salt-and-pepper hair and stubble did something for Breca nonetheless.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Zidni concedes that the matching fund on its own won’t help independent producers who lack overseas contacts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of concedes

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And in a possible catch-22, Anthropic admits that rising global temperatures — a symptom of burning fossil fuels — will increase the company’s operating costs.

— Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Ramirez, who once taught snowboarding at the resort and has held other jobs there, admits he feels emotionally attached to the property.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of admits

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The expedition takes unexpected turn when the quartet unearths a priceless artifact, one that should not exist.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Ween will revisit their tour in support of their classic Chocolate and Cheese in a new box set that unearths seven full gigs from the trek.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of unearths

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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
Its bitterness is a secret weapon, countering the sweetness of the ketchup and complementing the warm notes the bourbon imparts.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of imparts

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Philbrick relates all this less as history than as a stage play.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The film slowly relates that the aspiring rapper and superfan ingratiated himself into the band’s circles, flying to New York multiple times as a teenager for the purpose.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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