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as in stench
a strong unpleasant smell
a terrible reek coming from the garbage can
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Recent Examples of reek
Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Right now, my living room reeks pleasantly of pine—little white pinpricks against so many dark green leaves.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
The fan base’s organizational distrust, though, was such that the transaction reeked of conspiracy.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 9 Apr. 2024
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Noun
With each frantic filing, his team reeks of desperation.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Right now, my living room reeks pleasantly of pine—little white pinpricks against so many dark green leaves.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
In the first, researchers found in 2007 that Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers that served as emergency shelters for many displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita reeked of formaldehyde.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
The fan base’s organizational distrust, though, was such that the transaction reeked of conspiracy.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reek
Noun
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Others cannot even enter the wreckage to dig, so strong is the stench of human decay.—
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Saher Alghorra,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Examples of this include finding black mold, a fire hazard, rodents — or the powerful stench of animal urine.—
Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rather than aiming for the unique, which might pierce our haze of distraction, art has succumbed to marketable generalities: stock music on Spotify, soporific streams of Netflix content.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Buy the Skechers hands free summits dazzling haze for $55 on Amazon Reebok Club C Double Sneaker Another Amazon best seller, these Reebok sneakers are perfect for the working mom or the mom always running errands and taking the kids to practices and events.—
Lauryn Jiles,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The air smelled of wood smoke and two-stroke engine exhaust.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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By bringing the two together, Diptyque ensures that this fragrance is not just smelled, but felt, lived, and remembered.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kevin Gordon, a senior investment strategist at Charles Schwab, said the back and forth with tariffs has created a fog of uncertainty for investors, businesses and consumers.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Central Sacramento Valley, Southern Sacramento Valley, Carquinez Strait and Delta and Northern San Joaquin Valley are under a dense fog advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:55 a.m.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Owners know their franchise valuation will go up, even if their teams stink.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Bears usually stink at home and provide little to no fan amenities for an overall negative experience.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2025
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This user-friendly cloud solution requires no installations and works across all platforms—PC, Mac, or mobile.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enter their brand new hair mist, a dreamy and comforting fragrance aptly named Angel Wings.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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In order to achieve a flawless, glowing complexion, Scarlett used facial cleansers, mists, hydrating masks and moisturizers.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Reek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reek. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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