as in stink
a strong unpleasant smell
we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement
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Recent Examples of stench
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.
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Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But the stench went on to spread to her bedroom and the rest of her apartment.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
The stench is coming from the dewatering of the lake formed from 40 years of rainwater filling the dormant, open mine pit that closed in 1988.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
People who live within miles of factory farms report terrible stenches that keep them indoors and force them to have their windows closed.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
But the stench went on to spread to her bedroom and the rest of her apartment.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
The stench is coming from the dewatering of the lake formed from 40 years of rainwater filling the dormant, open mine pit that closed in 1988.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
People who live within miles of factory farms report terrible stenches that keep them indoors and force them to have their windows closed.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stench
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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