Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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“He might have smoked his last cigar,” O’Carroll said.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
Screening is available in 23 areas of England to people aged between 55 and 74 who smoke, or have smoked.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2022
The Buckeyes have smoked their last five opponents since the unexpected loss to Oklahoma in week two.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 27, 2017
Runners whose hearts seemed to have been affected by their exercise habits might also have smoked, gorged on junk food or otherwise imperiled their hearts, separately from how much they worked out.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2014
If I hadn’t missed so much school the previous two years, I might have smoked those tests, but I had barely passed the eleventh grade and was lucky to be a senior.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
