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Recent Examples of sulfurous
The sulfurous scent of hell wafted on the sea breeze.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Reaction fronts were enriched with iron, phosphorous, and sulfurous compounds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Ours is a geography of cataclysm: Santa Anas wreak their psychic wrath; the odor of disaster seeps from the street like that sulfurous egg smell of the La Brea Tar Pits.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Tonsil stones are made up of trapped bacteria, mucus, dead cells, and other materials that can create a foul, sulfurous (egg-like) odor.64
Tonsil stones aren't typically dangerous to swallow.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Reaction fronts were enriched with iron, phosphorous, and sulfurous compounds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Ours is a geography of cataclysm: Santa Anas wreak their psychic wrath; the odor of disaster seeps from the street like that sulfurous egg smell of the La Brea Tar Pits.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Tonsil stones are made up of trapped bacteria, mucus, dead cells, and other materials that can create a foul, sulfurous (egg-like) odor.64
Tonsil stones aren't typically dangerous to swallow.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sulfurous
Adjective
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Those lessons are reinforced in songs (by Shawn Coleman), which sound like every infernal childhood jingle that ever got stuck in your head.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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And then there are the infernal workers who make sure that Lucifer’s realm runs smoothly, among them farting devils, giants in chains, and a flying monster with the body of a serpent and the face of an honest man.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Finding the beauty in that hellish croak — something that Josh Groban was able to do in the last Broadway revival — can prove exceptionally difficult.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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This season takes a hellish turn, as our caveman protagonist encounters undead and other paranormal enemies.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Aeacus, a judge of the dead, and Thanatos, winged daemon of death, are chthonic.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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That’s because the Greeks distinguished between Olympian gods, who lived on Mt. Olympus, and chthonic gods, who lived in the underworld.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Sulfurous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sulfurous. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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