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Recent Examples of stunk
The Dolphins in their 33-8 loss in Indy stunk like Limburger cheese left in a car trunk.
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Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunk
Verb
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My grandma always slept with curlers in her hair to have perfect spirals the next day, and my mom’s jet-black hair was always long, glossy, and smelled amazing.—
Natasha López,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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The vape smoke smelled like unicorn farts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prevention tactics On a recent weekday morning, a Sanimax driver pulled up to Concord Lanes and sucked out used cooking oil from a large bin on the side of the bowling alley.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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In places as far-flung as Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Serbia, from antiquity to the present day, tornadoes have sucked up aquatic creatures by the bushel and carried them several miles away.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What initially reeked of hometown fantasy appears to have real legs.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Stunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunk. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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