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as in perfuming
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
fancy bars of soap scented with lavender
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as in sensing
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scenting
Marin Humane offers an array of classes for you and your canine buddy, from basic obedience to scenting to agility.
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Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Nest New York is once again scenting the city for the holiday season.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Nest New York is once again scenting the city for the holiday season.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenting
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Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Barricades are up, bomb-sniffing dogs are on patrol and everyone entering the stadium area is screened at a checkpoint.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The two first-round picks netted by the Mavericks will not come close to sniffing lottery territory.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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By embedding this sensing capability directly into a robot’s skin, this new system allows machines to respond locally and instantly to physical threats.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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The horse, not sensing any guidance on its ribcage, begins to move skittishly in tight, concentric circles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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That film rubs off on your clothes and leaves them smelling stale and feeling stiff.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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These toxic elements sat in the channel’s then-stagnant water, which led to a die-off of all vegetation and the emission of foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Well, at least there’s a Super Bowl ad that addresses the frustration many may be feeling, courtesy of the company that provides pills for hair loss, weight loss and libido loss.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Glenn was thrilled for the work her teammates put in and honest about not physically feeling well Sunday night.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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They are sought out by patients who want to stop inhaling smoke, who can’t tolerate withdrawal, or who have failed repeatedly with abstinence-only approaches.—
Timothy Vermillion,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Later on Monday, Croft recalled seeing a large tent standing in the middle of the roadway while numerous law enforcement officers investigated the scene.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The second citation refers to Christ’s reaction to seeing the tomb of Lazarus.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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