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
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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Trump and his allies have for years stoked claims of a cover-up in the case to protect wealthy and politically connected associates of Epstein, even though the president himself was once close friends with the financier and Palm Beach neighbor.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
But Powell and most other Fed policymakers have maintained a wait-and-see approach, saying Trump’s tariffs could stoke inflation later this year.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 July 2025
The incident came as federal immigration agents have ramped up arrests in Southern California at car washes, farms and Home Depot parking lots, stoking widespread fear among immigrant communities.
—CBS News, 12 July 2025
His crackdown continues to draw fire from Democrats and immigrant advocates, who accuse him of stoking nativism and cruelty.
—Amanda Castro
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
But Powell and most other Fed policymakers have maintained a wait-and-see approach, saying Trump’s tariffs could stoke inflation later this year.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 July 2025
The incident came as federal immigration agents have ramped up arrests in Southern California at car washes, farms and Home Depot parking lots, stoking widespread fear among immigrant communities.
—CBS News, 12 July 2025
His crackdown continues to draw fire from Democrats and immigrant advocates, who accuse him of stoking nativism and cruelty.
—Amanda Castro
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for stoke
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“Stoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoke. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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