as in stink
a strong unpleasant smell
we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement
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Obasi can’t stand the stench of this alien — who's also a commoner, to boot — and solves the inconvenience by handing him off to his queen Eshe (Thandiwe Newton), who'll raise him in the company of the pride’s females.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
And some days, its dusty air carries the stench of the polluted Salton Sea eight miles west.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump’s appointment of Patel creates the stench of politics that Congress sought to prevent.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
All of social media wanted to recommend stuff that was no longer relevant, and the stench of this stale buffet of content lingered long after the non-event had ended.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
And some days, its dusty air carries the stench of the polluted Salton Sea eight miles west.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump’s appointment of Patel creates the stench of politics that Congress sought to prevent.
—Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
All of social media wanted to recommend stuff that was no longer relevant, and the stench of this stale buffet of content lingered long after the non-event had ended.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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