stoked
Example Sentences
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TOKYO—Japan’s government wasn’t behind the sudden yen rally last week that stoked speculation about intervention.
The Japanese currency was last trading around 153.70 to the dollar as warnings by currency authorities stoked speculation over potential intervention.
The yen held its gains after a two-day surge stoked by intervention talk, while geopolitical and economic uncertainty saw silver hit another fresh peak and gold hover just below its own high.
From Barron's
"I'm so stoked to have shot 60 on the PGA Tour," Brown said, acknowledging that nerves "absolutely" kicked in over the final three holes.
From Barron's
We now have a much clearer picture of how humanity’s successes—population growth, food production, urbanization, globalization—have stoked pathogen evolution.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
