He 'stoked' the furnace. [=he added more fuel to the furnace to make the fire hotter]
Poor revenue figures have 'stoked' concerns about possible layoffs.
The new ad campaign has helped to 'stoke' sales.
(..) What? It's kind of thing does happen at this point if there's... ...only one winner. Right? We should have some chocolate covered stoke. Ladies and gentlemen. Your master of ceremonies... Caesar Flickerman! Thank you! Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome. (..)2012 The Hunger Games