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Recent Examples of stunk
Nikola Jokic stunk in Game 3 on Thursday in Minneapolis.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this.
—Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this.
—Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunk
Verb
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But Wednesday night, they were handed a harsh lesson from a true contender — one that smelled blood against a team that cowered and played scared to death from the 20-minute mark on.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The air smelled faintly of lunch and feet.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The deficit sucked much of the policymaking air out of the Capitol.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Instead, the collapse results in a faint supernova with significant fallback, in which the heavier elements from the star’s core, such as oxygen, are sucked back past the event horizon and trapped in the black hole beneath.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The gangway between the tents opened up to a vast area of benches that reeked of wet dogs under the pressure of texturizing sprays, mousse, rollers, flat irons, and blow-dryers.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ed’s uncle’s garage apartment reeked of must and jug wine.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Stunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunk. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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