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smokes

  • present tense form
    of smoke (3rd person singular).
    smoke
    noun
    the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.

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It was that moment where I’m like, holy smokes, in three months that number has shot up and we can’t be passively thinking that this is all going to align.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

In 2013, the Scottish government set a target of achieving a "tobacco-free" Scotland by 2034 in which no more than 5% of the population smokes,

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

International sales of Cuban cigars, the island nation's most emblematic export, bring much needed income to its struggling economy, with Europe the main market for the luxury smokes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

This layer channels that same instinct — and then smokes it up a notch.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025

It remained dark, not only because of the smokes of the Mountain: there seemed to be a storm coming up, and away to the south-east there was a shimmer of lightnings under the black skies.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien