smoke machine
Americannoun
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a device that produces dense vapor, often for a theatrical or effect.
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something designed to obscure or distract from an issue or situation.
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And in the far corner, Erling Haaland, carrying a plate of chips, returned to Mrs Haaland amid the chaos and through the plumes spewing out of the smoke machine.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Turn it up, smell the smoke machine, feel the sweat.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
At the film’s first public screening, which drew about 400 people, a smoke machine blew softly overhead, creating fog reminiscent of the pouring rain outside.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
He was holding a sound board, overzealously tapping his index finger on a red, doomsday-like button that activated a smoke machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
I block the scene so when we kiss, faces around us blur, a filtered lens diffuses the light, and a smoke machine blows gauzy wisps of gray across the floor.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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