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or chiefly British smelt
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as in felt
to have a vague awareness of
I smell something fishy about this situation
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Recent Examples of smelled
For me, culture is that when a comedy was on at home, our house smelled nicer.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Amazon's perfume savings have truly never smelled better.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Dec. 2024
Everybody smelled what The Rock was cooking.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Not only was the pond filled with toxins and smelled of rotten eggs, but a dead deer had been found in it.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
The term is given to high-impact fragrances that are superpowerful and can be smelled halfway across the room.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
This hearty, savory meal brings back memories of coming home from church to a house that smelled like heaven.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
Then my friend smelled a sweetness in the air.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Outdoors, the birds seemed to sing sweeter, the air smelled fresher, the sun shone brighter.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Amazon's perfume savings have truly never smelled better.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Dec. 2024
Everybody smelled what The Rock was cooking.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Not only was the pond filled with toxins and smelled of rotten eggs, but a dead deer had been found in it.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
The term is given to high-impact fragrances that are superpowerful and can be smelled halfway across the room.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
This hearty, savory meal brings back memories of coming home from church to a house that smelled like heaven.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
Then my friend smelled a sweetness in the air.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Outdoors, the birds seemed to sing sweeter, the air smelled fresher, the sun shone brighter.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smelled
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Tazewell uses black in many different fabrications and leans into using a felting technique to depict the deeper story behind Erivo’s character.Essence, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
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The massive, winding fabric sculpture, stretching nearly 150 feet long, will be suspended from its roof, in all its crocheted, beaded, and felted glory, until October 31.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 June 2024
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Kapadia at this point has completely sucked us in.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The track was about reclaiming my time and power and not getting sucked into FOMO.Charles Moss, SPIN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Public health officials say human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Human infections are rare, and the CDC maintains that the risk is low, but humans can be infected if the virus gets into a their eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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But Republicans sensed an opportunity to take down what many on the GOP side viewed as a Democrat who had not done much to separate herself from the party’s brand.Al Weaver, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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The worker who heard the woman singing had sensed young, vibrant female energy, and while surely there have been many joyful women on the steamboat over the years, only one enjoyed their last happy moments there.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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The 600-pound statue was stolen in October, sawed off above the feet, and then found by police, according to the AP.Annalise Frank, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
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Gibbs hastily sawed off his leg cast, and was seen some time later taking the long-range shot that painted Pedro’s truck window with brain matter.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
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People can be heard crying and screaming in the footage, while others pray for those who were killed.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Smelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smelled. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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