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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancidity
Noun
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The Miami Herald reported that detainees are sleeping on cement floors amid the stench of body odor and raw sewage.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Even wrapped in paper, the stench of the aptly named stinkhorn mushrooms was overpowering, but the woman stifled a laugh upon overhearing two other passengers gripe about the swarm of flies around them.—
Alla Katsnelson,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Way worse players than him, would keep up a stink about their lack of playing time.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The campaign sees the baseball great tackling stink by partnering up with umpires by using Lysol Laundry Sanitizer.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are few people in the history of music as colorful and entertaining as the supreme funk bassist Bootsy Collins.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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By the end of the season, the offense fell into a funk, as the Steelers suffered through a four-game losing streak before being bounced in the wild-card round.—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Rancidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancidity. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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