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cigarette

[sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret] / ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt /
NOUN
small roll of tobacco
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I said, “Why don’t you stick to the cigarette over your head, and I’ll handle this?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

When I asked what had brought her to the Trump Superstore, aside from the 50 percent discount, she lit a cigarette.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

The narrowed outlook reflects Altria’s expectation that it will get a greater benefit from cigarette import and export activity in the second half of the year compared with the first.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Awkwardly, for she still had her cigarette, she picked up the vase and balanced it on the rim of the basin.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Like the coffin-makers, they tell me they use their wages to buy extra food and cigarettes.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Surgeon General has likened to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The inspiring tale of a forgotten hero: In 1990, a single dad got fed up with the billboards for cigarettes targeting Chicago’s Black neighborhoods.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Lyrically, Charli disavows cigarettes and writes sincere apologies for her past mistakes.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Kat and Albert had simply to aim at the glowing ends of the cigarettes.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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