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a strong-smelling substance used in perfume
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Recent Examples of musk
The base of oud, vanilla, musk and ambergris gives it a rich, texture that lingers on the skin.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Guests will primarily explore Alexandra Fiord, and get the chance to see musk oxen, polar bears, walruses and more.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
It’s crafted with top notes of orange and leather, plus layers of black tea, tobacco leaf, sandalwood, musk, and more for a complex scent reminiscent of being outdoors.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
The range is fragranced with top notes of citrus, green tea and bergamot, mid notes of jasmine and rose, and deeper notes of musk, cedarwood and oakmoss.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Guests will primarily explore Alexandra Fiord, and get the chance to see musk oxen, polar bears, walruses and more.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
It’s crafted with top notes of orange and leather, plus layers of black tea, tobacco leaf, sandalwood, musk, and more for a complex scent reminiscent of being outdoors.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
The range is fragranced with top notes of citrus, green tea and bergamot, mid notes of jasmine and rose, and deeper notes of musk, cedarwood and oakmoss.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musk
Noun
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By noon, the scent was not quite as strong, but still lingering.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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From slam dunks to signature scents, Shaquille O’Neal’s latest venture proves fragrance can be powerful, personal, and affordable.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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With 64 incense cones, customers will be able to enjoy roughly 640 minutes of lush smells.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Shenkar and others are still figuring out what exactly the connection is between the incense offering and fire worship.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
17 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to this year’s Best of Beauty winners in the Scent category, a list that includes nine genre-defining fragrances, a solid perfume, two body mists, one delicious-smelling hair mist, two oils, and four home aromas.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Diptyque, the Parisian luxury purveyor of perfumes and candles, is opening its first San Diego boutique there soon, near Apple Store.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Goth was previously featured as one of the faces of Prada’s La Femme fragrance, and has appeared in several Miu Miu campaigns, in addition to walking in the brand’s fall 2023 show.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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That’s where this fragrance-free, non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic collection — which was designed for all skin types — comes in.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The man then places the blanket in the baby's bassinet and leaves another one on Jax's bed, even letting the animal sniff Hogan's labor gown.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rub a pinch between your fingers and sniff.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Ragans finished with 37 swings and 13 whiffs in his return start.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The parents of an older girl named Sarah Summers—the very name still carries a shiver of excitement—gave me her old clothes from time to time, in washed, folded stacks that were permeated with a middle-class laundry fragrance, the smell of another world, better than my own.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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There's also smells that can come from grime buildup.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Police were alerted of a foul odor coming from the vehicle, and the remains were later identified as Rivas through forensics.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Common methods to combat the odor included washing the shoes and drying them in the sun; using spray deodorant; or sprinkling the shoes with an antibacterial powder.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Musk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musk. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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