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as in stench
a strong unpleasant smell
a terrible reek coming from the garbage can
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Recent Examples of reek
Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
But ex-presidents who stay in Washington, D.C., reek almost immediately.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
The streets reeked of the metallic smell of gunpowder, and the heavy smoke set Wanis coughing.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Fish, their main food source, reek of fuel from boats that carried people down the Turquesa.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
But ex-presidents who stay in Washington, D.C., reek almost immediately.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Audience members will have actual bathrooms instead of reeking Porta Potties.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
The streets reeked of the metallic smell of gunpowder, and the heavy smoke set Wanis coughing.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reek
Noun
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Vape clouds are more readily concealed than the stench of cigarette smoke.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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Adding to the stench was an apparently plentiful amount of manure, which was regularly left there by pigs digging through the soil of the execution site in search of edible scraps.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
Noun
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That means when that tornado hits Kansas, the 10,000 people inside the Sphere will have wind whipping at their face, leaves flying in front of them, bolts of lightning puncturing the fog and swirling haze that the company will create inside the venue itself.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Canada has suffered from severe wildfires since a record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, when fires burning in Quebec blanketed New York City in an orange haze.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Verb
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Your laundry room will smell a bit like ozone (think of how the air smells after a thunderstorm) but that's the only indicator that anything is different.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Court documents said Royster’s breath smelled strongly of alcohol.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 July 2025
Noun
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July 30 will be quite hot and humid with patches of fog creating a visible haze.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
30 July 2025
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Zero visibility protocol: In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business's parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Translation: not only did their offensive line stink, so did their protection schemes.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
27 July 2025
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This one kind of goes without explanation, because sometimes…people stink, especially after 40+ hours of travel.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The grassy mantle was dying, exposing the earth, and dust clouds began to sweep across the runways.—
Fabio Morábito,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
Noun
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It's resolved in good binoculars and small telescopes as a bright gray-green mist enveloping the middle star of the three in line that marks the hunter's sword.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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In Europe, analysts seem to be concluding that the deal is mostly Scotch mist.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
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“Reek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reek. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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