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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
Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
How to get help if you’ve been affected by fires
Does your home reek of wildfire smoke?
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
The exhaust fuming off her pages, reeking of life’s absurdities and pathos, is invigorating.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Kentucky’s capital, Frankfort, reeks of German (food) domination.
—Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
How to get help if you’ve been affected by fires
Does your home reek of wildfire smoke?
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
The place is filled with wiry fighters reeking of Tiger Balm and sweat.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
The exhaust fuming off her pages, reeking of life’s absurdities and pathos, is invigorating.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reek
Noun
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The stench around Thomas’ home is particularly strong when farmers empty the barns.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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The stench affects her in seemingly mundane ways that accumulate to degrade her overall quality of life.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Documented by astronaut Eugene Cernan on Apollo 17, this refers to an illuminated haze during lunar sunset.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Passengers could be seen covering their mouths and noses to protect themselves from the haze.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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More inspiring still is to be tucked low in the wraparound-leather cockpit and savoring the sounds, smells, and sensations of driving a Lamborghini legend.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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Want to feel your movie seat move, get pelted by wind and snow or even smell a certain scent?—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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National Weather Service has warned that visibility has dropped to 1/4 mile or less amid the fog.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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But after spending most of the day under low stratus clouds, patchy fog and coastal drizzle caused by onshore flow, New Yorkers will likely need an umbrella for the evening hours, as a cold front coming from the west is expected to dump up to three-quarters of an inch of rain.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But make no mistake, the host is not by any means saying the contestants do not stink.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Jace Frederick: Think the NBA stinks now?—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This can be especially apparent if clouds or haze are dimming the sun enough to reduce the glare.—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Also known as a dry storm, virga appears as streaks or shafts of rain that hang beneath clouds.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead of just walking around and expecting to walk through the magical mist and all of a sudden you’re visited by songs, this album was more workman-like.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mornings are best spent sipping to-go drip coffee on the deck at sunrise or watching the mist roll off the water.—
Jenn Rice,
AFAR Media,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Reek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reek. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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