stoked; stoking
1
: to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
2
: to feed abundantly
3
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car—
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: to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel
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Examples of stoke in a Sentence
The engineer stoked the coals.
The new ad campaign has helped to stoke sales.
Poor revenue figures have stoked concerns about possible layoffs.
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The prospect of more unpredictable foreign and trade policies, particularly the threat of universal trade tariffs of 10-20%, has stoked concerns internationally and spooked financial markets.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The carnage has stoked widespread anger in Arab countries, and that anger extends far beyond the region to many Western countries.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
The scandal generated controversy after allegations in U.K. broadsheet The Times that the victims were dismissed by the authorities over fears their allegations, predominantly against South Asian men, would stoke racial tension.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
And that has stoked concerns about chemical bits lingering in the final product.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
The carnage has stoked widespread anger in Arab countries, and that anger extends far beyond the region to many Western countries.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
The scandal generated controversy after allegations in U.K. broadsheet The Times that the victims were dismissed by the authorities over fears their allegations, predominantly against South Asian men, would stoke racial tension.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
And that has stoked concerns about chemical bits lingering in the final product.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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stoke
verb
stoked; stoking
1
: to stir up or tend (as a fire)
2
: to supply (as a furnace) with fuel
3
: to feed plentifully
stoker
noun
Medical Definition
stoke
noun
: the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity being that of a fluid which has a viscosity of one poise and a density of one gram per cubic centimeter
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