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smoke detector

noun as in alarm that senses smoke or fire

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“It’s like an alarm from a smoke detector that you’re just waiting for somebody to turn off.”

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Lowe said he grabbed a dishrag and tried to wave the smoke away from the smoke detector — only to have Moose start nipping at the rag and at his finger “aggressively.”

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Cooking a burger in the oven feels odd, and pan-searing on high heat risks setting off the smoke detector.

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He said the smoke detector may not have sounded because the door of the bedroom was closed.

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First, change out your old smoke detector.

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