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as in mustiness
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as in datedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustiness
Noun
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What’s faster, the speed of AI or the speed of obsolescence?—
Brian Solis,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025 -
Direct evidence of an acceleration in human obsolescence remains scant so far.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
4 July 2025
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All three were seized by the district attorney’s antiquities trafficking unit earlier this year.—
Graham Bowley,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the local government lacks the resources to step in; the antiquities authority itself has no financial allocations or operational budget in a country devastated by over a decade of war.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Most of the grand-jury-level stench has emanated from gubernatorial appointees to Orlando-area boards.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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Moreover, even when placed in packing bags, shoes (and even swimwear) can lend less-than-ideal stench to your luggage, and bar soap can help stave off the unpleasantness, so that every outfit feels freshly washed.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
Noun
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When Zaslav arrived at Warner Bros., DC Studios was at a funk coming out of Covid.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
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The leadoff hitter has been in an offensive funk the last two weeks.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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This one, sold by Lulu and Georgia, has a vintage air that will make your room reek of refinement.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 July 2025
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The belongings Regan brought with her from her home reek of smoke, and while her neighborhood escaped the fire relatively unscathed, it is surrounded by ones that were burned to the ground.—
Sasha Hupka,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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But maybe the stink of rotting carcass will overpower our human stink.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Diddy’s work should carry the stink of this case forever.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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“Fustiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustiness. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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