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Recent Examples of odoriferous
In Paris, the odoriferous Éppoisses is banned on public transit because of its fumes.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
Since that odoriferous eureka moment, Turin has been gathering experimental evidence to support the idea, collaborating with Horsfield to work out the theoretical details.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2018
While the social significance of flatus derives mainly from its odour, previous studies have focused on the non-odoriferous components of rectal gas.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2010
There are many anecdotal examples, but the odoriferous durian fruit, banned in some public places in Asia, comes to mind.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
Medea’s odoriferous potions and Canidia’s fragrant spells resemble ordinary women’s perfumes, but exaggerated to supernatural levels.
—Britta Ager, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2021
Today Brad and Ayesha sample 7 kinds of tropical fruit, from cracking open coconuts and odoriferous durian to tackling dragon fruit and an African kiwano.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
That odoriferous predator, Pepe Le Pew, becomes just one more casualty in the culture wars.
—Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
Dogs become extensions of ourselves, with their acute hearing and especially keen noses expanding our field of perception from the visual world to the odoriferous.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
Since that odoriferous eureka moment, Turin has been gathering experimental evidence to support the idea, collaborating with Horsfield to work out the theoretical details.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2018
While the social significance of flatus derives mainly from its odour, previous studies have focused on the non-odoriferous components of rectal gas.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2010
There are many anecdotal examples, but the odoriferous durian fruit, banned in some public places in Asia, comes to mind.
—Terry Ward, CNN, 19 Oct. 2022
Medea’s odoriferous potions and Canidia’s fragrant spells resemble ordinary women’s perfumes, but exaggerated to supernatural levels.
—Britta Ager, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2021
Today Brad and Ayesha sample 7 kinds of tropical fruit, from cracking open coconuts and odoriferous durian to tackling dragon fruit and an African kiwano.
—Mike Rose, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2021
That odoriferous predator, Pepe Le Pew, becomes just one more casualty in the culture wars.
—Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
Dogs become extensions of ourselves, with their acute hearing and especially keen noses expanding our field of perception from the visual world to the odoriferous.
—Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2020
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“Odoriferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odoriferous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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