smack of
verb
smacked of; smacking of; smacks of
: to seem to contain or involve (something unpleasant)
That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy.
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This is the wrong time for a baseball stadium — or anything that looks frivolous or smacks of cronyism.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Season four course-corrected somewhat, but its hard embrace of a bleeding-heart sentimentality around found families and the power of food smacked of self-importance.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Victor Lindelof’s pre-match comments smacked of bombast and confidence, the sort of words which are said but not meant, platitudes used to motivate rather than to be sworn under oath.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Criticism has been predictable—the event smacks of excess.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Season four course-corrected somewhat, but its hard embrace of a bleeding-heart sentimentality around found families and the power of food smacked of self-importance.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
Victor Lindelof’s pre-match comments smacked of bombast and confidence, the sort of words which are said but not meant, platitudes used to motivate rather than to be sworn under oath.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Criticism has been predictable—the event smacks of excess.
—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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“Smack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20of. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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